Quotes by scottish authors

See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? Well, I've always had fast cars. It's not that. It's the fear that you're past your best. It's the fear that the stuff you've done in the past is your best work. Robbie Coltrane

I had a very bad time with acid. I did that classic thing of looking in the mirror by mistake and seeing the devil. But I took it several times, because you always think that next time you might have the wonderful time that everyone else is having. Robbie Coltrane

Time You Mistake Wonderful Mirror Devil Looking Think Else Took Everyone Everyone Else Several Bad Classic Seeing Having Bad Time Had Because Always Very Times Did Wonderful Time Acid Might Next Next Time Thing

My kids love it. I thought I was the coolest dad in the world when I got to be in a Bond film, but 'Harry Potter', too? Well, I think I qualify for a medal for exceptional parenting or something, don't you? Robbie Coltrane

My dad? He died when I was 19, which is a bad time for your dad to die, because there's an awful lot of things you have to resolve with your parents past your teens if you've been a difficult teenager. Robbie Coltrane

I sometimes worry that all the beautiful things have been made. Robbie Coltrane

Beautiful Sometimes Made Worry Beautiful Things Been Things

It was quite instant that he wanted Harry's approval. Did you notice that? And the children sort of rescued him this time. It's a great turnabout. That's what happens as your children get older. They do things for you, and it's quite shocking when they do. Robbie Coltrane

I've already felt that I want to direct. Being an executive producer is like the best job in the world because you make all these executive decisions and then you leave the money to other people. You don't have to be on set and counting beans. Robbie Coltrane

Best You People World Money Job Other Direct Beans Counting Like Executive Make Executive Producer Because Felt Leave Being Want Decisions Then Producer Set

What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job. Robbie Coltrane

You Director Job Cast Get Screenwriter Fantastic Right

And I think he's been very keen to do that. Robbie Coltrane

Think He Been Very Keen

I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train. Robbie Coltrane

Stupid Think Discover Very Train Shocking Owls Hard Thing

The backgrounds in Lord of the Rings are all explained. Robbie Coltrane

Backgrounds Rings Lord Lord Of The Rings Explained

Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you. Robbie Coltrane

You People Once Doing Been Years Anything Notice Twenty-Five Start

Nowadays the big Hollywood studios only make about three movies a year, and they cost about $200 million each. There's no room for error in that, and not a lot of room, I would think, for free expression. Robbie Coltrane

He was certainly in a confused state. I used to go and visit him in Callan Park. They were really - to me they were the best poets those two writing in those days but it wasn't very encouraging because, well, they weren't getting far were they? Robert Adamson

Best Me Writing Confused State Those Visit Park Poets He Days Well Him Because Go Were Encouraging Very Getting Far Really Used Certainly Two

I don't know if younger poets read a lot of, you know, the poets - the established poets. There was a lot of pretty boring stuff to sort of put up with and to add to, to make something vital from. Robert Adamson

You Add Boring Vital Pretty Something Poets Put Stuff Know Make Read Sort Lot Up Established Younger

There's one of my new poems actually - is a good example of where my poetry has ended up. My earlier river poetry was more like a cross between Shelley and Dylan Thomas. Robert Adamson

He that desireth to acquire any art or science seeketh first those means by which that art or science is obtained. If we ought to do so in things natural and earthly, how much more then in spiritual? Robert Barclay

Since we have placed justification in the revelation of Jesus Christ formed and brought forth in the heart, there working his works of righteousness and bringing forth the fruits of the Spirit. Robert Barclay

Heart Righteousness Christ Spirit Brought Since Revelation His Fruits Formed Placed Justification Forth Working Works Jesus Jesus Christ Bringing

Friendship! Mysterious cement of the soul, Sweet'ner of life, and solder of society. Robert Blair

Life Friendship Soul Society Mysterious Cement

Action, so to speak, is the genius of nature. Robert Blair

Nature Genius Speak Action

Throughout the whole vegetable, sensible, and rational world, whatever makes progress towards maturity, as soon as it has passed that point, begins to verge towards decay. Robert Blair

Maturity World Progress Whatever Rational Point Throughout Vegetable Soon Towards Makes Verge Passed Begins Decay Sensible Whole

His locked, lettered, braw brass collar, Shewed him the gentleman and scholar. Robert Burns

Gentleman Collar Locked Scholar Him His Brass