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

Every actor I think has got their own number of takes that they like, you know. Some actors like to go all day, you know on the one scene and some actors want to take two takes. I personally like four.

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

I've really enjoyed my work in television, but the problem for me is the turnover of directors every week.

The darker the character, the more interesting.

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.

I have a reputation for being an improvisational actor, which is true, but I also know what I'm doing so that if the improvisational strand doesn't work I can go back to what I know's already there.