DOUGRAY SCOTT

I tend to do golf charity things because it's much safer and you don't get much chance of a broken arm or leg.

You should be careful what you wish for, as the reasons for war get confused. One person can be very clear in their motives, but others can have different agendas.

With the situation now, people might be intrigued to see how a country coped with war all those years ago.

The success of the film is down to the crew.

I'm doing a Dylan Thomas film, Map of Love, with Mick Jagger producing again. It's a wonderful script.

Sometimes it is easier to play someone who is far away from you.

Being a salesman and an actor were not that dissimilar: It is a good lesson in covering up your feelings. No one wants to buy from someone who looks depressed.

Sometimes you just can't walk away from films you're offered, like the Dylan Thomas thing.

You're making a movie, not a documentary. If you made a film like the historians would like you to make, you're not going to go and see it. I'd rather see paint dry.

It's difficult to get films made, especially films about poets.

Sometimes people say to you that you should try to be in a bigger film, but it's the way it pans out.

Fairfax was incredibly important to the shaping of the country.

People go to see a film because it's a great story and it's visually exciting to watch.

What was the reason for invading Iraq' Was it a humanitarian crusade or an economic one' I would be inclined to say the latter. It was the same with the Civil War, because the landed gentry's money was being stolen by the king.

I am an actor through and through.

I don't like acting things; I like feeling things.

The point is to be involved in the moment.

My focus never wavered; I never accepted the film was not going to be finished.

It quite often happens that they attach a name to a project and it doesn't get all the financing it needs.

I try and do films I know I'm going to enjoy watching as well as being in.

I just love jumping into someone else's life. It is a relatively cheap way to experience things you would be too scared to contemplate in your own life.

When you do bigger films, the financiers take more risks.

You couldn't take football away from me, you couldn't take acting away from me.

I got involved in script development from the beginning. It was nice to see how a film gets made right from the beginning. It was quite hands-on for me.

In terms of jumping into a character's skin, I try to immerse myself in the role as much as possible to bring me closer to them. All I do is what's required to achieve what I want to achieve.