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It's important, that spirit of youth, and when you're 16 that can get you kickstarted.
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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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Once you've agreed the script, you must be willing to go as far as it needs to go on set.
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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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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.
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Mainly I was able to perform with music - I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer in the pipe band. So I think it was a way to show off.
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The other two things are... well, I had a huge appetite for old black and white movies on BBC 2. At the weekends they used to run matinees, and the more romantic the better.
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So, no, I'm not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I'll make films there if they're good scripts.
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It's not my job to try and alter the director's style - he's in charge, and I'll always give him my trust.
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I left halfway through my third year to start Lipstick On Your Collar, which was the first thing I ever did.
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I'm just into making quality stuff if I can, with interesting people and good scripts. But it's very important that it's about something and that it says something. Otherwise, I don't know what the point is, really.
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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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I'm just looking for that moment to drop my Jedi knickers and pull out my real light saber.
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