American scripts are usually non-stop conversation. People talking over each other. I like that.

I don't have children, but we all want to protect whatever we love in life.

There is such pressure on kids these days to be the best at everything.

Youth makes you brave, I suppose. When you're young, you make a fool of yourself all the time. Because of all the rejections and the criticism you get all the time, there has to be a drive there.

American scripts are usually non-stop conversation. People talking over each other. I like that.

I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a laugh.

Children don't just play any more - they're far too busy learning to fence and taking extra French classes. In the end, you're actually doing more damage to your children by trying to hot-house them. It's far better to remain a calm parent.