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.

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.

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

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.

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

You should not think too much on things that do not work in your life, this can affect the gears of the things that work.

When you know your enemy is invincible, run and hide, or may do business with him.

Only those who decline to scramble up the career ladder are interesting as human beings. Nothing is more boring than a man with a career.

April Comes like an idiot babbling and strewing flowers.

It is our duty, as parents and as teachers, to give all children the space to build their emotional strength and provide a strong foundation for their future.

In saying what is obvious, never choose cunning. Yelling works better.

The supreme question about a work of art is out of how deep a life does it spring.

I have noticed that there is no dissatisfaction like that of the rich. Feed a man, clothe him, put him in a good house, and he will die of despair.

I think the mission for the writer is to tell stories in a compelling way about the stuff that cannot be talked about, that cannot be gotten at with shallow media.

God's people need to unashamedly and uncompromisingly stand on the Bible. We need to unashamedly proclaim a Christian worldview and the gospel, all the while giving answers for the hope we have.