59 Quotes by Denis Lawson

Scotland is extraordinary as a location, the light is amazing, for instance on the west coast.

My wife is a lovely Scotswoman called Karen.

A big moment for me came when 'Singin' in the Rain' came out. It hit me like a sledgehammer - that's what I wanted to do.

I've always been interested in Jewish culture, but never had a chance to dip into it.

I always enjoy the scenes with Dennis Waterman, particularly when we're playing comedy, we're always finding stuff together and he's very immediate.

You just wear the clothes, you don't let the clothes wear you.

Working on 'Jekyll' required a lot of concentration and energy. The script is written in a very filmic way most of the time; unusually for television there are a lot of descriptive pages, tiny little fragmented scenes with no dialogue but huge energy.

My parents came out of Glasgow during the Depression and both - particularly my father - had very tough childhoods. They fought their way out of it.

Going from dialogue-driven 'New Tricks' to a movie like 'The Machine' which has special effects has been brilliant.