An actor has power, and their power is very simple: it's the power to say no.

Villains are often attractive.

I always leave room for serendipity and chance.

I am wholeheartedly in favour of an independent Scotland.

The Scottish are not shy when it comes to expressing themselves.

No one will die if they don't know how old I am.

Death Of A Salesman is a great acting job.

My first major role was in a play called Through the Leaves.

For me, acting is a series of impressions rather than trying to find one line through to the end, which risks becoming more of a presentation.

In every area, we seem to have thrown everything away and embraced reality television. Its nauseating, programme after programme.

Be Creative, consume time, don't let the time consumes you..

She'd have the two of them eating out of her shoe. I've watched her in action, but I could never get away with it. And, I console myself, being cute hasn't made her all that happy.

One boy's a boy two boys are half a boy three boys are no boy at all.

We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.

A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.

I didn't meddle. If I did meddle there wouldn't be all this violence. All this horrible sexism in games.

Winning doesn't mean my book is better than anyone else's. It means I'm very fortunate. And I should be very, very aware of that. And grateful.

I have a television, but it's not connected to anything. I watch everything on my computer.

No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.