Shakespeare language is fantastic, and to be honest, you dont need to do anything to Shakespeare.

[Vice chairman of Barbour] Helen [Barbour] and I realized that I come from the same village that her ancestor John Barbour came from, who created Barbour. It just seemed like such a great connection.

I'm kind of obsessed by Everest and all those men that mountaineer and take themselves to extreme limits. Having gone back to Scotland to work on Outlander, I've been climbing a lot and getting out in the Highlands.

It's hard to make a book episodic.

The local shepherd, I vividly remember his old Barbour jacket, with a hipflask in the pocket. It just feels very familiar - like part of my childhood. The smell of the wax. Whenever I put one on now, it just feels comforting.

It sounds almost unreal, but I was born and raised on old castlegrounds - Kenmure Castle.

There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.