I haven't played Doctor Who since I was 9 on the playground.

I'm not an extravagant man. The fact that I can have a coffee out whenever I want still makes me feel grateful.

There is no such thing as too much swearing. Swearing is just a piece of linguistic mechanics. The words in-between are the clever ones.

Real heroes are all around us and uncelebrated.

There is no greater symbol of the artistic spirit of Scotland than the Mackintosh building. But more than that it is a symbol of where art belongs, rising as it does out of the heart of a great city. A mighty castle on a hill, it is a part of me, and of all Glaswegians.

A girl once came to my beery flat in Kensal Green, opened the blinds and cooked me breakfast. I married her.

I'm a huge fan of The Sopranos, and suddenly, you find yourself going one-to-one with this guy who you've been watching for years, watching every flicker in his eye and every detail on his face.