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

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.

It's much more fun to be ugly.

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

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.

The darker the character, the more interesting.

I'd totally be attracted to a geek girl!