[Vice chairman of Barbour] Helen [Barbour] and I realized that I come from the same village that her ancestor John Barbour came from, who created Barbour. It just seemed like such a great connection.

There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.

It's hard to make a book episodic.

I've been in the industry long enough now - I've been a working actor since 2002. I'm very aware that at some point, I won't be as successful as I am now, so I'm enjoying it. I know that there will be points where it's not going as well, and I'm prepared for that.

Scotland is about layering. The weather changes every 10 minutes.

It sounds almost unreal, but I was born and raised on old castlegrounds - Kenmure Castle.

Shakespeare language is fantastic, and to be honest, you dont need to do anything to Shakespeare.

I'm kind of obsessed by Everest and all those men that mountaineer and take themselves to extreme limits. Having gone back to Scotland to work on Outlander, I've been climbing a lot and getting out in the Highlands.