You suddenly find yourself somewhere and you wonder, how did I get in this room? That happens to me all the time, every day!

I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a laugh.

I never get the tall, blonde, glamorous roles because I'm not tall, blonde and glamorous. I'm more the wee, disturbing characters because of the way I look or sound.

There is such pressure on kids these days to be the best at everything.

I daydream all the time, and I like that quality.

Youth makes you brave, I suppose. When you're young, you make a fool of yourself all the time. Because of all the rejections and the criticism you get all the time, there has to be a drive there.

When I'm doing theatre, I feel like my life's on hold. Even though you might go out for a coffee, or go and see a film, your brain is still there, pulling you back to it.

I'm always nervous taking on a period role because it's difficult to research - you can't observe it, go out and see it. But it's satisfying because eventually you think, 'I got there.

American scripts are usually non-stop conversation. People talking over each other. I like that.

Filming is long - you get very tired, and your skin breaks out and you get lumps and bumps. It's easier if you're allowed to have bags under your eyes.

I'm not going to get an Oscar at 30 - that's done. So I'll think of something else.

It is better to be respected than it is to be popular. Popularity ends on yearbook day, but respect lasts forever.

Come to Africa and help! Wherever you may be in the world, there is something you can give back to the continent that gave you a name and an identity, at least.

In a relationship each person should support the other they should lift each other up.

Therapy is about every kids nightmare when people are telling you that you need to get help but all you really want is a hug.

Sacrifice is the first element of religion, and resolves itself in theological language into the love of God.

I absolutely made the decision that that cannot be the reason why I'm doing a film or a job. For me, it's always about the script and whether I'm doing something that I've never done before.

When you're shooting 20-odd episodes in a season, the last thing you want is for each script to be the same tone.

Objectivity is of the very essence of photography, its contribution and at the same time its limitation

I'm someone who has always been very stubborn and strong-willed. I never gave up.

Let us people who are so uncommonly clever and learned have a great tenderness and pity for the poor folks who are not endowed with the prodigious talents which we have.