"People in Scotland appreciate homegrown talent, but it's getting harder and harder to get films made in Britain."
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"I was born in Scotland and have lived there all my life. I speak conversational Cantonese with my dad when I'm at home, and very basic Mandarin."
"When I went to Scotland to do another movie, I would sing with a coach up there and then when I went to New York I sang with a coach over there-I mean I've now sung with coaches in LA, New York, London, Glasgow, St Louis and Rio de Janeiro!"
"For Scotland has a double dose of the poison called heredity; the sense of blood in the aristocrat, the sense of doom in the Calvinist."
"Most of the songs came from Europe and Africa and now they were coming back to us. Many of [Bob] Dylan's best songs came from Scotland, Ireland or England. It was a sort of cultural exchange."
"Scotland is a great country and many wonderful things have come out of this country, however England gets the glory."
"Wherever a Scotsman goes, here goes Burns. His grand whole, catholic soul squares with the good of all; therefore we find him in everything, everywhere."
"All the cul-de-sacs are closed for Scotland."
"I don't live in London - I'm based in Norfolk and have a place in Scotland."
"I like watching DVDs, flying my plane, walking and going to my place in Scotland. I like yoga. It takes me a while to unwind, the subconscious parts of my mind take a while to catch up with the rest of me."
"Samuel Johnson Is Indignant:that Scotland has so few trees."