I Find The World More Absurd Now

I Was On The Set Of 'braveheart' And My Mate Says To Me, 'do You Think This Film Will Be Any Good?' And I Really Meant This, Too, I Told Him 'let Me Put It This Way - It Won't Win Any Awards.' Cut To: Five Oscars.

Nine Out Of Ten Delinquents Are Frustrated Actors.

The Acting I Got Into By Doing What We Call Pantomime, When I Was Sixteen. And, There Were Loads Of Very Pretty Girls In The Show. I Realized; I Found Out Very Early On, That The Lead Comic Gets The Girl. So, That Was Cool. When I Went To University, I Studied Economic Social History. And Drama. That Kind Of Got Me Into It. My Main Passion Was To Make Films. It Was Never To Be An Actor. At That Time, There Weren't Many Opportunities For A Working Class Scottish Actor. It Was Kind Of An English Thing. And It Required A Certain Mannered Cerebral Acting Style That I Couldn't Relate To.

I Know Virtually No One Of My Age Who Can Remember A Hug, Or A Smile From Their Father, Or A 'let's Go Play Football.'

Sometimes You Have To Confront Your Demons And Sometimes Even Let Them Loose To Genuinely Find A Place Where You Can Gain Some Understanding.