I was 16 when I was in a band, for about 10 minutes. I went off and did acting after that. So it was a wee moment for me when I sang.

The darker the character, the more interesting.

My understanding of zombie movies is people rising from the dead, from their graves, stuff like that, and walking very slowly.

A lot of the characters I play have problems, they are marginalised, they have serious psychological problems, problems with relationships, with childhood. These are big subjects, big subjects. You can't balk at work like that. As an actor, that's as good as it gets.

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

Early days, I was a bit racked , particularly when I did Hitler, for CBS . That was hellish. That stayed with me for quite a long time.

When I look back at my past and the way I grew up, I grew up on communes. That was meant to be.