Robert Carlyle

“Bullying is a terrible, terrible thing.”

“I have a reputation for being an improvisational actor, which is true, but I also know what I'm doing so that if the improvisational strand doesn't work I can go back to what I know's already there.”

“The quality of TV drama nowadays is getting better and better. They've had to invent a new term for it: 'high-end television.'”

“I think you should only wear jewellery if it has a story behind it.”

“Each performance and each film is what it is. It's right and belongs within that moment. You look at it and try to make it fit your particular part of your character and your particular film.”

“Acting, the arts in general, is a magnet for the wounded of society.”