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" A lot of Scots have settled in Canada over the years and it's a very easy place for Scots - they understand us, we understand them. "
Robert Carlyle
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" I don't take a great deal of interest in party politics. Social politics interests me a great deal more. "
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" It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a living out of this. "
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" There are a lot of things that make up a performance, a lot of technical things. It isn't always just about pulling it up from the darkest recesses of your mind or your heart. It's your experience and your observation. "
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" I've always taken my love of children from my father. He was a children magnet. Suddenly, having my first child hit home what my dad went through. "
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" Acting is probably the greatest therapy in the world. You can get a lot stuff out of you on the set so you don't have to take it home with you at night. It's the stuff between the lines, the empty space between those lines which is interesting. "
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" My wife was a make-up artist, and she's a total product junkie. Our bathroom is packed full of lotions and potions so I end up trying them out. "
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" My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent. "
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" I'd work with Danny Boyle every day of the week. No matter what he was doing I would do that. "
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" I hate the word 'hippy.' "
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" The U.K. and the U.S. are very different countries, and it really shows in the television. "
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" I was 16 when I was in a band, for about 10 minutes. I went off and did acting after that. So it was a wee moment for me when I sang. "
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" I'm in four different films this year, and I have four different accents. I sound different in every film. You have to love a character to play it well, and change in my work is what I want. "
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" I never rehearse. Never! I think it's a waste of time. "
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