Sam Heughan Quotes
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You've got to bring yourself to any character you do.
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I tested on a lot of TV shows and films after I finished drama school.
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Female clothing seems to be extremely difficult and almost like a puzzle for a man to take off. But I think if you get there, you win. A kilt is the complete opposite. The kilt is so easy to take off.
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I'm very lucky. I had a great childhood.
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This family at Barbour, they've made me feel very welcome.
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Everyone should just be exactly who they are.
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My mum is an artist. I guess that helps; she's very supportive.
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People forget actors can adapt and change their appearance. In this industry, people sometimes cast to type, or as close to type as possible, but actors are a lot more versatile than you think!
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Working on 'Outlander' has been a delight, it really has. I had kind of forgotten what Scotland was like, and I'd turned into a bit of a Londoner.
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You have to trust that the script is right and be comfortable with everything, and then you just have to go for it and disregard anything you've previously heard or felt about it.
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A lot of my family are redheads, but I'm a dark blonde.
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I spend so much time in front of mirrors as part of my job that I try to avoid them outside work.
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'Blue Valentine' was a really sad movie, but I loved the moments when they're discovering each other for the first time.
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Since the show started, Scottish tourism has increased a great deal - there is definitely an 'Outlander' effect.
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You do have to learn how to wear a kilt, and it's certainly very liberating and very freeing, but surprisingly very comfortable to wear, to ride a horse in a kilt. I was surprised by that.
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I was brought up in a very rural area on grounds of a castle. It was a working farm, and I even remember the local shepherd wearing his Barbour jacket.
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I didn't want to be one of those arty nutcases.
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I think that what I'd like to instil is that if you join the youth theatre, it's a gateway into greater career prospects.
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I'd love to time travel.
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Gingers get a bad rep. They get teased at school. So we should feel sorry for them.
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My family were pretty big hippies.
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I don't know if anyone knows if they're ever any good, but I went to drama school in Scotland, in a classical acting course, and my first year, I remember one of my tutors telling me that I couldn't act, and I should give up and all this sort of thing, and then, they cast me as Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet.'
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It's always nice when someone comes up to you and tells you they enjoy the show. At least they're not coming up and saying how much they hate it.
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Glasgow is certainly a place where they will tell you if they don't think you are anything special.