Quotes by scottish authors

For me, my mythology growing up was 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' and 'Star Wars' and 'E.T.' and 'Ghostbusters.' That's what I grew up on, and there aren't many people who can write that kind of scale of story, stories that are that big. Colm McCarthy

There's a funny thing that, in film now, everybody thinks that the director does everything, and in TV, everybody thinks that the writer does everything, and I'm quite comfortable with that as a director. I don't mind that. Colm McCarthy

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As a director, you want to work with great writers. Colm McCarthy

Work Great You Director Writers Want

The best thing as a director is being able to be part of the thing that's so cool about a TV show, like running a character arc over six episodes or multiple series. Colm McCarthy

Science fiction is boring when someone starts explaining the science to me. Colm McCarthy

Me Science Starts Boring Someone Science Fiction Fiction Explaining

I think sometimes that people think brave means not being afraid, which of course it doesn't mean that at all. It means that you're afraid, but you move past that and do it anyway, do what you think is right. Craig Ferguson

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I try and live my life in bite-size chunks. Craig Ferguson

Life Try My Life Live Chunks

I used to psych myself up before the show and now I do the complete opposite: I psych myself down. It's 12:30 at night, you don't want some guy yelling at you. You want some guy just talking to you. Craig Ferguson

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Late night is no different than making a film, really, except that it's faster, and if you do a crap one, you can do a better one tomorrow. Writing a novel and doing stand-up - that stuff is very similar. Craig Ferguson

I'm not aware of having a creepy laugh, but apparently I do. Craig Ferguson

Laugh Having Apparently Aware Creepy

I think that clearly it has an influence, to be coming of age during the punk rock era, to come from a difficult and sporadically violent background, to have been in and out of such chaos, I think it actually helps. But I don't know for sure. Craig Ferguson

I came to America, and I made good. It's an old story, but it hasn't been told in a long time. Usually, it's, 'I'm an immigrant, I came here and got persecuted.' My story is I came here, I worked hard, and it worked out all right. So it's still available. Craig Ferguson

I am reasonably happy. I didn't find Jesus or anything like that. Part of it is that I just feel that I could go home. I did not feel like that for a long time, but I could go back now. Craig Ferguson

When I stopped drinking, it was only because I thought if I don't stop, I'm going to die. Craig Ferguson

Thought Drinking Only Because Die Going Stop Stopped

I realized women and humor were linked very closely. Craig Ferguson

Women Humor Were Linked Very Closely Realized

A friend of mine that I was in a band with started me on Kafka, which in turn led to Camus and Sartre. Craig Ferguson

Me Band Mine Led Friend Which Turn Kafka Sartre Started

I just do my thing and try each show to be more honest about why I am and who I am. It's quite tricky and actually nerve-racking to do that. It's kind of a happy train wreck. Craig Ferguson

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My pilot's license. I'm proud of that. Craig Ferguson

Pilot License Proud

I don't get emails from my corporate overlords. Craig Ferguson

Corporate Emails Get