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" I believe in allowing an audience the opportunity to make up their own mind. "

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" One of the things I noticed in my career that gave me a lot of happiness early on was realising we don't have any control. "

" It's all very brilliant to build bridges and buildings, but long after we're gone, it will be the natural things in this world which will still be here. "

" I only do the press for the work. I don't have a publicist. I don't go to events or self-promote or endorse things or whatever it is people are meant to do in that world. "

" Everybody has many people inside of them; I think we tend to present the one we feel is most appropriate at first, in order to gain acceptance or achieve what we want. It gets really interesting when this technique fails, and other levels are revealed. "

" I was asked by this British band called Kairos 4Tet to write lyrics for them. And I wrote lyrics for them. The album is called 'Everything We Hold,' and you can hear my lyrics. "

" Edinburgh is so cultural and such a beautiful place to walk around. "

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" My auditions for drama school were miserable, but one thing I had on my side, although I had no experience or skill or training, was that I wanted to learn everything. "

" I've never thought it was a good idea to act back-to-back. "

" It might look like some incredibly complicated map to get from English period films to American action anti-heroes, but it really is just about not having a plan. "

" I think that what drives most of us as human beings is the want for something. You might have a hope, or a big dream, or a goal that you haven't yet achieved. "

" I'm studying Krav Maga, which is an Israeli form of self defense. It's very deadly and without rules. "

" The most contemporary film I can think of is your standard romantic comedy, but the minute you make them, they already look so aged. "

" If you are going to have any chance of replicating life, you need to live it. "

" I'm not a big fan of people telling each other what to do, I'll say that. "

" I don't have a publicist. I don't go to events or self-promote, or endorse things, or whatever it is people are meant to do in that world. "

" The one thing I couldn't imagine is stopping still. "

" I'm a big fan of imagination. I think it's the strongest tool we have, and there are some things that you just can't practice. "

" I like Scottish people because they feel very true. They're always level and straight. They get a reputation for being hardened because of it, but I find them to be scrupulously honest people. "

" I get bored quickly. Always have. Short attention span. "

" I've never been to war, and I would never presume to fully understand the horrors that that kind of experience can impart. "

" We have characters in Western television shows who are in full health with shiny hair and shiny teeth, and they go about their lives having minor problems. "

" If I make a film about now, the minute it was done, it wouldn't be about now; it'd be about then. "

" I wasn't interested in football. It made me different. I wore glasses, had bad hair, a funny name, you name it. "

" I believe that if you can discover something of the truth of a person, then you will start to understand, and to understand is to move towards, if not like, then at least an empathy of some kind. "

" The more I'm committed to finding a way to genuinely be immersed in someone else's life, the more enjoyment there is in it. I've never been interested in smoke and mirrors and cutting corners. I'd rather just do it for real. "

" I have to be absolutely drawn to the project. If you're ashamed or bored by it at the beginning, it's going to be a pretty nightmarish thing. "

" I'll tell you, there's no goodies and baddies in the world, there's just people with intentions that sometimes clash. "