Angus Macfadyen

I was born in Peebles and my grandparents lived in Colinton so I spent time there.

— Angus Macfadyen

I am one of the many Scots who has had to leave Scotland in order to find employment so I in no…

— Angus Macfadyen

Ive been wanting to play Macbeth for quite a long time but then I just realised nobody is going to offer me…

— Angus Macfadyen

Being Scottish is something you have in your heart not something that comes off your tongue.

— Angus Macfadyen

A politician's speech can't do what a movie or a cultural event like a song or piece of music can.

— Angus Macfadyen

I cut out carbs like rice and pasta and bread and potatoes and all forms of cakes, chocolate and sweets. But it…

— Angus Macfadyen

Big guys and historical figures are often linked because people back in the day were not obsessed with their figure.

— Angus Macfadyen

A movie that can touch you and emotionally get inside you and stir you up and maybe remind you of your own…

— Angus Macfadyen

I had to convince the investor that Scotland and Montana look completely alike. He couldnt believe it. But they actually do. I…

— Angus Macfadyen

This is the problem with politicians. They spend all their time making these speeches and pretending to have integrity but all they…

— Angus Macfadyen

But, as a kid, I was travelling. Africa, Singapore, Australia, America, South Pacific, Philippines, France - I spent two years in each…

— Angus Macfadyen

Id been thinking about directing for a while. I write a lot, so I have a lot of scripts, and I have…

— Angus Macfadyen

Panama is very close to all the points, six hours from Los Angeles, four hours from New York, 10 hours over to…

— Angus Macfadyen

I realised that you just don't know about destiny. You think you are in control of your fate but, really, you are…

— Angus Macfadyen

I was throwing the big broadsword around my head for a couple of hours. Then I went horse riding the same day.…

— Angus Macfadyen

The journey of Robert the Bruce became my journey because the moral of that story - as every schoolchild is taught in…

— Angus Macfadyen

I remember watching Mel Gibson direct himself on 'Braveheart' and he would do two takes, shrug and move on.

— Angus Macfadyen

The experience of 'Braveheart' was great, but I was a little disappointed that we weren't telling the rest of the story.

— Angus Macfadyen

When 'Braveheart' came out it got terrible reviews, it didnt last very long in the cinema and didnt make much money.

— Angus Macfadyen