"At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again."

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"At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again."

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"If you're suddenly doing something you don't want to do for four years, just so you've got something to fall back on, by the time you come out you don't have that 16-year-old drive any more and you'll spend your life doing something you never wanted to do in the first place."

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"From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London."

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"I was nine years old when I made up my mind that that was what I definitely wanted to do."

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"I'm sure it's not great fun for them, or for any parent, when their child says they want to be an actor, 'cos it's quite an uncertain business and it can be terribly hard for most actors."

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"Ultimately, you have to not worry about people thinking you should have played him differently. You're the one playing the part so it has to be yours."

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"I've played in pipe bands in Scotland, and I've always played guitars and drums and stuff."

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