Nothing dies harder than a bad idea.

Leap, and the net will appear.

Competitiveness demands flexibility, choice and openness - or Europe will fetch up in a no-man's land between the rising economies of Asia and market-driven North America.

You know, in the film making business no one ever gives you anything.

The film industry is about saying 'no' to people, and inherently you cannot take 'no' for an answer.

I have no time for those who say there is no way Scotland could go it alone. I know first-hand the contribution Scotland and Scots make to Britain's success - so for me there's no question about whether Scotland could be an independent nation.