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"A lot of parents tell their children that if they want to be an actor, that's fine, but they should do something else first, so they've got something to fall back on. It doesn't work like that, as far as I'm concerned."
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"I remember in Shallow Grave I remember a few times when we'd only have to do one take. But when you did have to do more than one, you'd build on the one you'd done."
Grave
"I love acting and don't find it to be very hard. I recognize when I've nailed it, and I can be very proud of myself."
Love
"I've played in pipe bands in Scotland, and I've always played guitars and drums and stuff."
Scotland
"A lot of parents tell their children that if they want to be an actor, that's fine, but they should do something else first, so they've got something to fall back on. It doesn't work like that, as far as I'm concerned."
Work
"I've never been one who agonizes over my work."
Work
"I left it for seven years before going back on stage. I know now not to leave it so long."
Now
"From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London."
Acting
"At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again."
Acting
"So, no, I'm not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I'll make films there if they're good scripts."
Hollywood
"Then I left school at 16 and worked in Perth Repertory Theatre, which was quite nearby where I lived. And I worked there for about six or seven months, as part of the stage crew."
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