Acting is a really insular thing.

So many of my friends, old friends I haven't seen in years, made their way out there and got lost, then found their way back. That seems believable to me.

For me, it's a voyage of self-discovery. I'm able to go on a set and to explore situations, personalities, people and characters that are close to me, or maybe not. Through going there and experiencing these different people and their situations, it helps me to get oriented and develop as a human being. So, acting is fundamental to who I am.

I hate the word 'hippy.'

Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am a very patriotic guy, in terms of my Scottishness and my roots.

Bullying is a terrible, terrible thing.

In troubled times the last thing you want to do is to stick your money into a film. It's such a gamble.