Guys, particularly in the West, go to the gym and train for hours and hours to pick up something that is heavier than them. Why would you want to do that?

Acting is a really insular thing.

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

Vancouver's a very child friendly city, there's... no doubt about that.

A lot of my work is with children and there's a reason for that, because they really level you.

The more people know about an actor the less convincing they become. A bit of mystery's a good thing.

Most of the time, you find that the smaller the budget, the more the project is about something substantive.