The establishment, the newspapers, they try to create something called Scottish literature, but when people are actually going to write, they are not going to necessarily prescribe to that, they'll write what they feel.
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I just write the stuff I want to at the time, what feels right for me.
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It's ironic that the growth of Scottish nationalism has precipitated in the English the sort of hand-wringing the Scots have always done over who they are.
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Hugo Boss is my kind of label.
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I've been doing a bit of screenwriting and producing, and even a bit of directing.
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As soon as you've written it, you're thinking about how it can move into different mediums.
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There's something about the modern era where it's very hard to transgress - we're all so online, easier to track by mobile phone - so you have people who do it on your behalf.
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It's very difficult to be objective about yourself and your own circumstances, but one thing I do know about is that I grew up surrounded by storytellers.
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The idea of just sitting at home on Facebook worries me. I think we should all get out more.
