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Once in a while it's good to challenge yourself in a way that's really daunting.

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Some things are just really difficult to do. That's what I find hard. I usually can find a way to do a character to make it real and work. But sometimes it's a struggle sustaining that, because there's such a level of personal involvement and personal, physical, and emotional distraughtness.

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Sometimes people do you a favour when they drop out of your life.

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You should *have* an experience; it shouldn't just *be* an experience.

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I'm Scottish first, and it's odd to hear that I'm a Scottish-American.

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I had to be a grown-up when I should have been a little boy, and now that I'm a grown-up my little-boyness has exploded out of me. I've lived my life backwards.

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It's exciting to be with really, really good people. Some people make you feel like you've got to up your game. Working with good people is always good.

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In my first year at drama school, I did this kids' show called 'Let's See.

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I don't avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.

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Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety's not my forte.

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It is not hard to feel like an outsider. I think we have all felt like that at one time or another.

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With Urban Secrets, I just really liked the idea of wandering around chatting to people.

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My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.

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It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.

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I usually can find a way to do a character to make it real and work. But sometimes it's a struggle sustaining that, because there's such a level of personal involvement and personal, physical, and emotional distraughtness.

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For example, Americans seem reluctant to take on Shakespeare because you don't think you're very good at it - which is rubbish. You're missing out here.

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He ... knew, in that instant, that his life would not be an easy one-he was different, he looked different, he thought differently.

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My feeling about work is it's much more about the experience of doing it than the end product. Sometimes things that are really great and make lots of money are miserable to make, and vice versa.

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I don't feel I'm a compulsive person. I multitask. I'm really well-organised, and I have lots of people to help me.

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I've actually found - especially doing my cabaret show - I'm connecting with people in a way I haven't connected with them. I've found that when you're open and honest, people respond to that, whatever you're being open and honest about. You could then, when you lay that as the groundwork, say, "Here I am. This is what I think. I come in peace." Then you're able to push out, to be able to talk about more things. And that's been a really heartening thing about my life, actually.

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