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" Acting, the arts in general, is a magnet for the wounded of society. "

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" I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director. "

" I like to be working and moving - the worst thing you can do to me is stick me in a room all day while you're lighting a shot. That just kills me. "

" People in Scotland appreciate homegrown talent, but it's getting harder and harder to get films made in Britain. "

" I'd totally be attracted to a geek girl! "

" I'm not someone who believes in wasting my vote. "

" I rant and rave about noise pollution. "

" I don't take a great deal of interest in party politics. Social politics interests me a great deal more. "

" Biologically, I'm lucky - an angular face and dark colouring which shows up well on camera. "

" I never go anywhere without my iPod. "

" The darker the character, the more interesting. "

" The quality of TV drama nowadays is getting better and better. They've had to invent a new term for it: 'high-end television.' "

" A lot of the characters I play have problems, they are marginalised, they have serious psychological problems, problems with relationships, with childhood. These are big subjects, big subjects. You can't balk at work like that. As an actor, that's as good as it gets. "

" Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am a very patriotic guy, in terms of my Scottishness and my roots. "

" We met in Cracker. I played a maniac fan who murders a policeman and she did my makeup. I thought anyone interested in me looking like that must have genuinely liked me. "

" The script will point you in certain directions and I go the opposite if I can. I try do do one thing and tell a different story with my eyes. I believe what's more interesting is always what's not being said. "

" I feel like I'm the luckiest man on the planet. "

" I often have scripts sent to me with allegedly Scottish characters where I end up telling them, 'You're going to have to rethink this whole thing!' "

" Bullying is a terrible, terrible thing. "

" I never rehearse. Never! I think it's a waste of time. "

" If there's anything you want to ask your parents, ask them before they go, because once they go, they're gone. "

" I love sci-fi because it leads in the imagination, and I always say it has the most intelligent fans in the world. "

" When I look back at it now, my past and the way I grew up, I grew up on communes. "

" 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. "

" It depends who the director is you know, I mean Ken Loach for instance. I've done up to 32 takes with him. "

" I'd love to play some kind of fop. "

" The more people know about an actor the less convincing they become. A bit of mystery's a good thing. "

" I owe my father everything. "

" A lot of my work is with children and there's a reason for that, because they really level you. "