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I had extra thick light sabers because mine kept getting bent. I'd be halfway through a fight and it would be like 'Oops, sorry! Mine's bent again!

I love skiing, scuba diving and hang-gliding.

I'm just looking for that moment to drop my Jedi knickers and pull out my real light saber.

I don't think having separate bathrooms is a key to a successful marriage, if you love one another.

I won't buy into the Hollywood thing...I want to be in good movies.

I find politicians so desperately boring. I don't trust them and don't believe in them.

A tent, a roll mat, a little bit of food, a bit of petrol in your tank and a vague idea of where you're going and that's all you need.

No, no I'm not, no, but I just think ... when people are naked it tells you a lot about their relationships.

I've played in pipe bands in Scotland, and I've always played guitars and drums and stuff.

I worked as a waiter when I was 15 and got a chance to appreciate good, simple food. There's nothing better than a boiled egg with toast.

I trained in the theatre and I love the theatre. I get such a thrill seeing anything in the theatre.

I don't do things lightly; I don't take a job then just phone it in - I've never done that.

I want to wear skinny jeans when I'm in my 70s. Why not? Who cares?

Of course I voted for him. He wasn't a politician; he was a craze.

I left it for seven years before going back on stage. I know now not to leave it so long.

I started watching golf for the first time yesterday. I'm really worried about myself. I was actually enjoying it.

I especially love my Moto Guzzi.

So, no, I'm not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I'll make films there if they're good scripts.

No, I'm putting it away, trying to buy a house for my family. The goal is to use the money to move into a big house, so my daughter can have a garden.

I love romance. It goes back to the films I watched as a kid.

I think rehearsal can be important if it's done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time.

Once you've agreed the script, you must be willing to go as far as it needs to go on set.

I'm in a position where I can do many things most people just daydream about.

I've been waiting nearly twenty years to have my own light saber. Nothing's cooler than being a Jedi Knight.

I'm sometimes asked 'Can you lose the accent?'and I say 'No, but I can put on another one'.

There is some really good crack when I come back here. This is where I learned to swear.

If you want to produce really horrible, obnoxious kids, say yes to them all the time.

I played music all through school and I kind of performed that way.

From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London.

I like the idea of being a sculptor. Just me alone, making something - that solitary existence.

It's just fantastic to go out and meet people in the world and get to really remote places.

It's important, that spirit of youth, and when you're 16 that can get you kickstarted.

I've never been one who agonizes over my work.

I really want to play Princess Leia. Stick some big pastries on my head. Now that would be interesting.

As fathers, we know what a force for life children can be. They represent all of our futures.

Success is tricky to deal with, both professionally and in your personal life.

The film I like the best is always the one I'm working on now or next.

We'll get there!

I'm not a guy who takes films for strong political messages.

I find that the acting's getting easier - with experience, everything is more instinctual.

I'm fiercely proud to be Scottish.

Isn't Halle Berry the most beautiful woman? I have a film I'd like to be in her with. I mean, I'd like to be with her in

I don't pay much attention to career or what other people think. I've always been quite arrogant.

Ultimately, you have to not worry about people thinking you should have played him differently. You're the one playing the part so it has to be yours.

Everything you do on set is directly related to your imagination when you read the script for the first time.

Then, one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you.

It's not my job to try and alter the director's style - he's in charge, and I'll always give him my trust.

I love acting and don't find it to be very hard. I recognize when I've nailed it, and I can be very proud of myself.

My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I'm with you does the pain go away.

I've done nudity in lots of things before. It's something that's never particularly bothered me.

Conservative's the last thing I am.

I like to dance, but it's not my weekend activity. I'm not a clubber.

I certainly have no plans to leave London. It's a great town.

The thing about parenting rules is there aren't any. That's what makes it so difficult.

I left halfway through my third year to start Lipstick On Your Collar, which was the first thing I ever did.

At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again.

I loved being in Trainspotting and having to dive into the filthiest toilet in Scotland.

I was nine years old when I made up my mind that that was what I definitely wanted to do.

He's quite extraordinary with his moves and spins. I think he was a baton girl in a past life [on his co-star Hayden Christensen].

Above all things, I believe in love.

I've never found acting that difficult.

I was determined to make working with UNICEF not just something that I did on the trip but something I'd do for the rest of my life

I hate the word celebrity. I'm not a celebrity, I'm an actor.

Starting with a party scene for 600 cast and end up singing on top of a giant elephant ... does it get any better than this?

The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be afraid of discussion and conflict.

When I was a kid I was much happier watching old movies than kids' TV, and I ended up watching all the old Ealing comedies.