"In the forensic science course I took at university they used photographs of dead bodies. For ballistics they showed us a guy lying on the floor, and his head had burst."

"If you went for a job interview in a Glasgow law firm, they used to ask you what school you went to. And that was a way of finding out what religion you were."

"We don't really go in for big family dinners, but Scottish people are famously confrontational. It's a cultural thing, so maybe we don't need to have them to clear the air. Also, traditional family food isn't as nice here so there's no payoff for traveling hundreds of miles."

"Even if people do wrong, we're social animals, so what can we do about stopping them doing the same things in future? Saying people are 'bad' or 'evil' is just an unwillingness to engage an unwillingness to try to empathise. That sanctimonious attitude doesn't help anyone."

"It's always a great day going to work with Ginnifer Goodwin; she's a fantastic actress and I learn so much from her."

"I would make tea for Joni Mitchell or clean her car, anything to be in the studio and watch her work."

"We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make."

"Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure."