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

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.

Biologically, I'm lucky - an angular face and dark colouring which shows up well on camera.

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

I like to be working and moving - the worst thing you can do to me is stick me in a room all day while you're lighting a shot. That just kills me.

My wife was a make-up artist, and she's a total product junkie. Our bathroom is packed full of lotions and potions so I end up trying them out.

I think I have a natural, if I can say that, got a kind of natural ability in comedy.