A man who fears nothing is a man who loves nothing; and if you love nothing, what joy is there in your life?

There's one major difference between James Bond and me. He is able to sort out problems!

But as a Scot with a lifelong love of Scotland and the arts, I believe the opportunity of independence is too good to miss. Simply put there is no more creative an act than creating a new nation.

I care about Bond and what happens to him. You cannot be connected with a character for this long and not have an interest. All the Bond films had their good points.

[James Bond's qualities of] self-containment, his powers of decision, his ability to carry on through till the end and to survive ... I like to think I acquired them before Bond.

If you have to resort to violence, you've already lost.

Red wine with fish. That should have told me something.