I just don't like the whole Hollywood thing.

I'd love to do a Columbo-type detective character in a series.

My first love is art, and I see a lot of things in an artistic way.

I don't take a great deal of interest in party politics. Social politics interests me a great deal more.

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

I used to be a rabid reader, but now it's scripts or nothing - network television is quite relentless, and you can't drop the ball.

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