Being a salesman and an actor were not that dissimilar: It is a good lesson in covering up your feelings. No one wants to buy from someone who looks depressed.
Dougray Scott

Fairfax was incredibly important to the shaping of the country.
Dougray Scott

I am an actor through and through.
Dougray Scott

I don't like acting things; I like feeling things.
Dougray Scott

I got involved in script development from the beginning. It was nice to see how a film gets made right from the beginning. It was quite hands-on for me.
Dougray Scott

I just love jumping into someone else's life. It is a relatively cheap way to experience things you would be too scared to contemplate in your own life.
Dougray Scott

I tend to do golf charity things because it's much safer and you don't get much chance of a broken arm or leg.
Dougray Scott

I try and do films I know I'm going to enjoy watching as well as being in.
Dougray Scott

I'm doing a Dylan Thomas film, Map of Love, with Mick Jagger producing again. It's a wonderful script.
Dougray Scott

In terms of jumping into a character's skin, I try to immerse myself in the role as much as possible to bring me closer to them. All I do is what's required to achieve what I want to achieve.
Dougray Scott


It quite often happens that they attach a name to a project and it doesn't get all the financing it needs.
Dougray Scott

It's difficult to get films made, especially films about poets.
Dougray Scott

It's nice to be asked to do good projects.
Dougray Scott

Method acting is a label I don't really understand, because there's a method to everybody's acting.
Dougray Scott

My focus never wavered; I never accepted the film was not going to be finished.
Dougray Scott

People go to see a film because it's a great story and it's visually exciting to watch.
Dougray Scott

Sometimes it is easier to play someone who is far away from you.
Dougray Scott

Sometimes people say to you that you should try to be in a bigger film, but it's the way it pans out.
Dougray Scott

Sometimes you just can't walk away from films you're offered, like the Dylan Thomas thing.
Dougray Scott

The point is to be involved in the moment.
Dougray Scott