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

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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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" Guys, particularly in the West, go to the gym and train for hours and hours to pick up something that is heavier than them. Why would you want to do that? "

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" The first thing you should know about me is when I was three years old my mother left me and my father. And that was traumatic obviously for my father - he suffered a nervous breakdown at that time in his life. "

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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. "

" 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. "

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

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