“I've never found acting that difficult.”
“I've played in pipe bands in Scotland, and I've always played guitars and drums and stuff.”
“It's important, that spirit of youth, and when you're 16 that can get you kickstarted.”
“So, no, I'm not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I'll make films there if they're good scripts.”
“The film I like the best is always the one I'm working on now or next.”
“When I was a kid I was much happier watching old movies than kids' TV, and I ended up watching all the old Ealing comedies.”
“A lot of parents tell their children that if they want to be an actor, that's fine, but they should do something else first, so they've got something to fall back on. It doesn't work like that, as far as I'm concerned.”
“Drama school can't make you a brilliant actor, but you can do stuff for three years - you're not going to be fired. You should just go for it all, even the stuff you think is codswallop.”
“I found my partner, my life partner, and I really am in love with my wife, and we have a lovely time, and we share a long history together and children together, and that's it.”
“I never imagined it wouldn't work out for me. I had that absolute certainty in myself that has seen me through, I think, and my parents were absolutely behind me all the way.”