I've never been good at accepting jobs six months down the line. I can't do it. If I'm thinking about this, I can't think about that. So I always seem to fly by the seat of my pants.

My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent.

Acting is a really insular thing.

I hate the word 'hippy.'

People in Scotland appreciate homegrown talent, but it's getting harder and harder to get films made in Britain.

At times of the severest depression, humor is what binds people together.

I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director.