Vancouver's a very child friendly city, there's... no doubt about that.

I love sci-fi because it leads in the imagination, and I always say it has the most intelligent fans in the world.

I rant and rave about noise pollution.

I hate the word 'hippy.'

I think you should only wear jewellery if it has a story behind it.

It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a living out of this.

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.

The thing I miss the most about Scotland is the football.

Each performance and each film is what it is. It's right and belongs within that moment. You look at it and try to make it fit your particular part of your character and your particular film.

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?

There are a lot of things that make up a performance, a lot of technical things. It isn't always just about pulling it up from the darkest recesses of your mind or your heart. It's your experience and your observation.

We met in Cracker. I played a maniac fan who murders a policeman and she did my makeup. I thought anyone interested in me looking like that must have genuinely liked me.

Bullying is a terrible, terrible thing.

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.

I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director.

People in Scotland appreciate homegrown talent, but it's getting harder and harder to get films made in Britain.

Acting is a really insular thing.

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

Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am a very patriotic guy, in terms of my Scottishness and my roots.

Biologically, I'm lucky - an angular face and dark colouring which shows up well on camera.