Peter Doig Quotes

Ah, Scotland. I am three-parts Scottish and terribly proud of it, although maybe we should divide it into eighths, because my two-eighths are Danish and English, the Lumley part. But the bulk of the rest of me is Scottish - and Scottish ministers especially.

I'm as Scottish as they come.

Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am a very patriotic guy, in terms of my Scottishness and my roots.

I'm Scottish first, and it's odd to hear that I'm a Scottish-American.

I still feel very Scottish.

My great grandparents are Scottish, and I have this very tenuous connection which I try and bump up whenever I can, because I'd much rather be Scottish than English.

My mum's maiden name was Dalglish, so I have Scottish blood in me.

I grew up in a Glaswegian house because my parents are fairly Glaswegian-sounding.

My parents are from Scotland and my sister and brother were both born in Scotland so my heritage is from there.

My dad's Scottish, and I always used to say I was, too.

My background is Scottish.

Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.

My roots are Scottish. My dad's parents are from Scotland, and my mum's dad is Scots.

I am not an Englishman, I was never an Englishman, and I don't ever want to be one. I am a Scotsman! I was a Scotsman and I will always be one.

I've always loved the fans in Scotland and have a little Scottish blood of my own.

I don't think of myself particularly as a Scottish director, but you are what you are because the first ten years of your life, and where you spend them, brand you. In that sense, I'll always be a Scottish director.

I'm not particularly ethnically Scottish; I have one grandfather who is Scottish, although he's called Macdonald, and you don't get a lot more Scottish than that. The Scottish part of my family are from Skye, and I've always been very aware of that - always been very attracted to Scottish subject matter, I guess.

I feel so Scottish when I go abroad, and I'm so proud of it, but for me, it's not a political statement - I just happen to be Scottish.

If I were not French I would choose to be - Scotch.

I feel more Scottish than Norman.

I'd imagine if there were more Scottish people making Scottish movies about Scotland, it would not only be educational, but it would instill a sense of pride.

I'm fiercely proud to be Scottish.

I'm Colombian and nothing will change that.

Right from the very beginning, I knew I wanted to write palpably Scottish fiction.

I never thought of myself as a New York poet or as an American poet.