When I was very small, when I was five or six, that's what I wanted to be. I wanted to be a song and dance man. Then I got a lot of inspiration from going to visit my grandparents in… — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
My parents came out of Glasgow during the Depression and both - particularly my father - had very tough childhoods. They fought their way… — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
'Local Hero' was probably the most enjoyable job I've ever done then or since. It's had a very long shelf life. — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
I don't really have a problem at all with doing a show that a lot of people watch. — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
I do some very high energy comedy, vaudeville, music hall stuff, and people who've seen my work on camera, on TV and movies, would… — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
The way the show was conceived originally and developed, has always had good writing at the heart of it, it's very difficult to be… — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
The first four years, I worked exclusively in the theater. I did a great deal of different types of acting - avant garde and… — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
Way back at the beginning, I went to see George Lucas when he first came to London for 'Star Wars.' I met him months… — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
A big moment for me came when 'Singin' in the Rain' came out. It hit me like a sledgehammer - that's what I wanted… — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
I get so bored about that, please don't ask me about 'Star Wars.' It was just so unimportant to me as a job, and… — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
I got married on a beach in Italy. It was very romantic getting married in Italian. But I've no idea what we agreed to. — Denis Lawson Copy Share Image
In P7, I played Robin in a musical version of 'Robin Hood' and afterwards DO McLean was standing with mum and dad and he told them that I should go into drama. It is still extraordinary to me that a man in that period would think that that was an option for me. — Denis Lawson Copy Share
