Sam Heughan
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.Collection: Trust
I think trust is the most important thing. If the actors and the director and the crew trust each other and you set up perimeters and boundaries, you give everyone space to do great work.Collection: Space
I love sci-fi. Growing up, I was a big fan of the 'Alien' series, 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,' etcetera. Plus, anything apocalyptic - 'I Am Legend,' '1984,' 'Battlestar Galactica.'Collection: Space
I'm obsessed with the moon and space travel, so if I could incorporate that, I'd love to go to space.Collection: Space
I was doing a tour of the 'Batman' live stage production, and I challenged the cast to join me to run. One time, we were running in Switzerland just before Christmas, and it was heavy snow. Another time, we were running down the Seine in Paris on Christmas Day, and we all had Santa hats on.Collection: Christmas
'Blue Valentine' was a really sad movie, but I loved the moments when they're discovering each other for the first time.Collection: Sad
I'd love to time travel.Collection: Travel
Youth theatre isn't just about a precocious child that wants to sing and dance in front of people. It's for everyone; it's about a community, it's about being supported by your peer group. You learn skills - not just acting but all the other sides - working in the TV, film, and theatre industry.
The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.
I still do the same things, but it's nice. If people recognize you, generally everyone's very respectful, very lovely, but I wonder what it's like for real celebrities.
Scotland is undoubtedly the star of 'Outlander.' I'm so proud of the country and all it has to offer.
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.
I was born and brought up in the countryside. I used to live in a sort of converted stables on the grounds of a castle, and I spent a lot of my childhood running around with a pretend sword pretending to be Robert the Bruce.
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.'
I lived near Arthur's Seat when I lived in Edinburgh. It was the perfect playground as a child. I always have a wee run up there when I'm back.
British women can be slightly more reserved; Scottish are a little more crazy and fun, and American are more forthright, which I really enjoy.
Hiking is a great passion of mine, and I find myself picking up empty bottles.
When I was growing up, we had cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, goats, chickens - a whole menagerie.
I love a burger and fries, but it's not what I crave. I love to eat healthily.
When I was going through school, I joined the Lyceum Youth Theatre, and that kind of cemented it. Through being in and around the building and watching shows, I realised that there was something I really loved about it, so I went into the stage management side.
Scotland is about layering. The weather changes every 10 minutes.
There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.
I kind of crave loneliness.
I'm looking forward to losing the long locks at some point. But it's been fun, and I do enjoy it.
I love hillwalking and have been doing a lot of climbing.
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.
There's definitely an interest in Scotland and what happened here. I think the rest of the world are fascinated by our history, and it's nice to be able to bring Scotland and our culture and music to the screen.
My accent is... sort of an Edinburgh sort of soft southwest Scottish accent. It could almost be English.
I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
I'm very lucky. I had a great childhood.
I never once dreamed of sort of being able to be in an American TV series, you know? It was all about theater and touring and sort of being an actor around Scottish theater.
Shakespeare language is fantastic, and to be honest, you don't need to do anything to Shakespeare.
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!
I auditioned for 'Game of Thrones' seven times! Loads of times.
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.
I actually got an initial sense of how big 'Outlander' was going to be on Twitter. We're all on there to help promote the show and also interact with the fans.
A lot of my family are redheads, but I'm a dark blonde.
I'm a notorious late-night texter. I seem to use a lot of lip, heart, and tongue emoji.
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.
Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment, but I enjoy anything where you get to flex your acting muscles, you get to really go for it.
Gingers get a bad rep. They get teased at school. So we should feel sorry for them.
I've done quite a few things based on real events or real people, and I think that's always really interesting that you can read about them or, if you're lucky, you can meet them.
I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
You've got to bring yourself to any character you do.
I'm rediscovering Scotland; I'm falling in love with it again.
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.
I'm not into pancake things. I'm into eggs. Lots of eggs.
I didn't want to be one of those arty nutcases.
I was a big fan of the Tim Burton films. I really liked the character. And I remember thinking the Batmobile was very cool.
Wherever you go in the world, Batman is known. Everyone has an idea of what he should be like.