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" I don't think the idea of working in Hollywood really exists anymore. I think you work in films, and where the film is shot is where it's shot. The studio system doesn't really exist. "

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" 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. "

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" 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 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. "

" This industry is too bonkers to understand. Every single part is completely different. "

" 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 Blue Ridge Mountains are an incredible place. "

" I am a very sporadic watcher of television. I don't watch a lot of it. "

" Even if it's a bit blunt, I really appreciate somebody being straight with you. "

" 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'm not intelligent enough to be a doctor, and kind of hands down you can't argue with the worth of that. But I don't really have an opinion about the worth of making art. "

" I find it easier to approach things from a critical angle that otherwise may seem daunting because I'm used to being scared. "

" I'm only really interested in taking a part if it's nothing like me. "

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" I don't really use the Internet or the newspapers to find out about people. "

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

" My father started his own business, and before that was a freelance lecturer, and my friends are artists and musicians; they don't have real jobs - none of us have real jobs. "

" I find it quite unsettling if I'm doing the same thing that I did yesterday. "

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

" I grew up in the countryside in the middle of nowhere in England and got out as soon as I could! "

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" I've never really thought about settling down anywhere. I like to keep moving. "

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" People say I have a scary face. I find that to be a mixed compliment. "

" I think saying you're bad at something is rather wonderful because then it doesn't matter anymore. "

" 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 really love living in cities where the people living above, below and next to you are from totally different worlds to you. "

" The accent in England can change literally from street to street, and people have this sort of feudal tribalism whereby you can identify somebody's provenance by their voice. "

" Eating cold tuna fish out of a tin on a porch while two people are in love across a lake - I think that's desperately lonely. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Sport is not my thing. "

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