If we don't find some more birds fast, our goose is cooked.

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

Mainly I was able to perform with music - I played the French horn, I would sing, and I was a drummer in the pipe band. So I think it was a way to show off.

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

I'm just into making quality stuff if I can, with interesting people and good scripts. But it's very important that it's about something and that it says something. Otherwise, I don't know what the point is, really.

Then I left school at 16 and worked in Perth Repertory Theatre, which was quite nearby where I lived. And I worked there for about six or seven months, as part of the stage crew.