“Scotland should be nothing less than equal with all the other nations of the world.”

I just think the most difficult thing to displace is privilege.

I met my wife through playing golf. She is French and couldn’t speak English and I couldn’t speak French, so there was little chance of us getting involved in any boring conversations – that’s why we got married really quickly.

I have no shortage of material or offers, it’s just a case of what you select to do. But I think it’s realistic that my chances of playing Romeo are now over.

I don’t think I’ll ever act again. I have so many wonderful memories, but those days are over.

I’ve never kept a record of anything.

I have always hated that damn James Bond. I’d like to kill him.

There’s always a new challenge to keep you motivated.

There’s a lot of fantasy about what Scotland is, and the shortbread tins and that sort of thing.

When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice, very musical and harmonious.

I unfortunately don’t speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really reflects rather badly on me.

There’s one major difference between James Bond and me. He is able to sort out problems!

I admit I’m being paid well, but it’s no more than I deserve. After all, I’ve been screwed more times than a hooker.

I haven’t found anywhere in the world where I want to be all the time. The best of my life is the moving. I look forward to going.

Everything I have done or attempted to do for Scotland has always been for her benefit, never my own and I defy anyone to prove otherwise.

I’ve always been hopeful about Scotland’s prospects. And I now believe more than ever that Scotland is within touching distance of achieving independence and equality.

The Irish seem to have more fire about them than the Scots.

I don’t see myself as a diva at all.

All the children stood and gazed at it, loving it and longing to go to it. It looked so secret – almost magic.

Cruelty, very far from being a vice, is the first sentiment Nature injects in us all.

Before God, there is neither Greek nor barbarian, neither rich nor poor, and the slave is as good as his master, for by birth all men are free; they are citizens of the universal commonwealth which embraces all the world, brethren of one family, and children of God.

Look out for the people who allow you to do all the talking.

All of these are, for the most part, unconscious. Mindfulness allows us to watch these thoughts and choices and decisions without being triggered and having to take action and give meaning.

All people are struggling to be creative in some way, and the artist is the one who has succeeded in this task of life.

For nothing is in fact diminished in its substance, but all things, wandering through infinite space, undergo change of aspect.