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  I come more to Scotland than I ever used to, so I feel more connected to it, more part of the zeitgeist. You know when you realize you have a choice and I’m choosing my homeland. It’s funny: when you get older these things creep up to you.

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  You should *have* an experience; it shouldn’t just *be* an experience.

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  My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that’s a good grounding for a balanced life.

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  When there’s an adult person who’s scaring you, you grow up pretty quickly.

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  Be who you like as long as you mean it.

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  It’s really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.

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  If the president of the country is not actually saying something, allowing equality to happen, how could you expect to counsel kids not to bully other kids?

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  Often for me, if I hear a song I know, it clicks for me and I hear it in a different way and I think, “I could sing that song. I’ve got something to say about that song. Wanting to connect with an audience and wanting them to rethink songs.

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  For example, Americans seem reluctant to take on Shakespeare because you don’t think you’re very good at it – which is rubbish. You’re missing out here.

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  He … knew, in that instant, that his life would not be an easy one-he was different, he looked different, he thought differently.

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  It just seems to me that it’s hypocritical for us as a culture to say, “Bullying is a terrible thing,” when really, they are just reflecting what the society is doing.

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  I’ve actually found – especially doing my cabaret show – I’m connecting with people in a way I haven’t connected with them. I’ve found that when you’re open and honest, people respond to that, whatever you’re being open and honest about.

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  The thing with film and theater is that you always know the story so you can play certain cues in each scene with the knowledge that you know where the story’s going to end and how it’s going to go. But on television nobody knows what’s going to happen, even the writers.

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  I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare.

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  So the experts think we could have an AIDS-free generation in Africa by 2015, even if the mothers are positive.

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  It’s exciting to be with really, really good people. Some people make you feel like you’ve got to up your game.

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