Actor Quote by James Doohan

One of the very, very exciting things I have found here in L.A. is that no one talks to you about being Scottish. Whereas,…

— Peter Capaldi

You can't actually be just a movie actor in Britain, because we don't make that many movies.

— David Thewlis

I don't think of myself particularly as a Scottish director, but you are what you are because the first ten years of your life,…

— Kevin Macdonald

I think I'll be Scottish in every movie I write. They always try to talk me out of it, but Woody Allen is always…

— Craig Ferguson

People in Scotland appreciate homegrown talent, but it's getting harder and harder to get films made in Britain.

— Robert Carlyle

There is a whole bunch of great British actors of my age who aren't film stars or theatre actors; they're very much both.

— Harry Lloyd

On the whole, British actors star in theater, and I think there's something quite grounding about that.

— Jeremy Irvine

I think Danny Boyle's got it in his head that we all still look too young (to do a 'Trainspotting' sequel.) But, I mean,…

— Jonny Lee Miller

I have been very fortunate to be able to work and get the opportunity to play different roles. It's nice to do big studio…

— Tony Curran

I've found a lot of the thinking in America is that a lot of people become actors to become famous. At least from my…

— Nolan North

Going after a part in Hollywood is like being a gladiator in ancient Rome. When it comes down to getting a role, you don't…

— Jonathan Rhys Meyers

In Scotland, we're a colony in more ways than one. So when directors come up to work, there's a very particular way they want…

— Peter Mullan