Top 110 Quotes & Sayings by Sam Heughan
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Last updated on December 3, 2024.
British women can be slightly more reserved; Scottish are a little more crazy and fun, and American are more forthright, which I really enjoy.
Being on your own sometimes is appealing.
I think trust is the most important thing. If the actors and the director and the crew trust each other and you set up perimeters and boundaries, you give everyone space to do great work.
I auditioned for 'Game of Thrones' seven times! Loads of times.
You have to trust that the script is right and be comfortable with everything, and then you just have to go for it and disregard anything you've previously heard or felt about it.
I was born and brought up in the countryside. I used to live in a sort of converted stables on the grounds of a castle, and I spent a lot of my childhood running around with a pretend sword pretending to be Robert the Bruce.
I do tend to lose myself in whatever job I'm doing or hobby I'm into.
I'm a notorious late-night texter. I seem to use a lot of lip, heart, and tongue emoji.
A lot of my family are redheads, but I'm a dark blonde.
I actually got an initial sense of how big 'Outlander' was going to be on Twitter. We're all on there to help promote the show and also interact with the fans.
I never once dreamed of sort of being able to be in an American TV series, you know? It was all about theater and touring and sort of being an actor around Scottish theater.
When I was growing up, we had cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, goats, chickens - a whole menagerie.
You do have to learn how to wear a kilt, and it's certainly very liberating and very freeing, but surprisingly very comfortable to wear, to ride a horse in a kilt. I was surprised by that.
You've got to bring yourself to any character you do.
'Blue Valentine' was a really sad movie, but I loved the moments when they're discovering each other for the first time.
I created my own charity called My Peak Challenge. We've been able to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds. It's helping change people's lives, and I've had lots of wonderful letters about it.
I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
Working on 'Outlander' has been a delight, it really has. I had kind of forgotten what Scotland was like, and I'd turned into a bit of a Londoner.
I didn't want to be one of those arty nutcases.
I'm kind of obsessed by Everest and all those men that mountaineer and take themselves to extreme limits.
There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.
Scotland is undoubtedly the star of 'Outlander.' I'm so proud of the country and all it has to offer.
All actors are insecure. And I've got my insecurities, which is why I go to the gym all the time.
I'm obsessed with the moon and space travel, so if I could incorporate that, I'd love to go to space.
I've been sent lots of lovely gifts - everything from candy and peanut butter to hand-made quilts, pictures, and clothing. I was once sent a crate of avocados. Fortunately, I love them.
I've been in many auditions thinking, 'God, do I have to take my shirt off?'
I lived near Arthur's Seat when I lived in Edinburgh. It was the perfect playground as a child. I always have a wee run up there when I'm back.
I won't tell anyone where my favourite place in Scotland is... but it might be somewhere on Skye.
I wholly promote the omelette as a meal whatever the occasion, especially your last one.
I was a big fan of the Tim Burton films. I really liked the character. And I remember thinking the Batmobile was very cool.
We've got these stereotypes, and I think there can be some trouble when we force these on people.
Everything goes with blond. You can wear it with any color, and it's great.
I'm very lucky. I had a great childhood.
I'd love to time travel.
Hiking is a great passion of mine, and I find myself picking up empty bottles.
I'm not into pancake things. I'm into eggs. Lots of eggs.
My family were pretty big hippies.
I love sci-fi. Growing up, I was a big fan of the 'Alien' series, 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,' etcetera. Plus, anything apocalyptic - 'I Am Legend,' '1984,' 'Battlestar Galactica.'
Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment, but I enjoy anything where you get to flex your acting muscles, you get to really go for it.
In this job, you're constantly surrounded by people. There are a lot of demands on your time. And I guess those moments when you can switch off and get away from it are really important.
I'm rediscovering Scotland; I'm falling in love with it again.
Wherever you go in the world, Batman is known. Everyone has an idea of what he should be like.
Female clothing seems to be extremely difficult and almost like a puzzle for a man to take off. But I think if you get there, you win. A kilt is the complete opposite. The kilt is so easy to take off.
The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.
'Outlander' is based on a group of books; there's a slight fantasy element to it, but ours is authentic - we try to stick to historical accuracy as possible. Ours is about a small group of people and a core relationship rather than big armies.
I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.
I grew up in Scotland, and everyone wore Barbour. It's very practical; it's very outdoorsy. It's what the gamekeepers and the fishermen and the farmers would wear.
Shakespeare language is fantastic, and to be honest, you don't need to do anything to Shakespeare.
Gingers get a bad rep. They get teased at school. So we should feel sorry for them.
People forget actors can adapt and change their appearance. In this industry, people sometimes cast to type, or as close to type as possible, but actors are a lot more versatile than you think!
I don't know if anyone knows if they're ever any good, but I went to drama school in Scotland, in a classical acting course, and my first year, I remember one of my tutors telling me that I couldn't act, and I should give up and all this sort of thing, and then, they cast me as Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet.'
My accent is... sort of an Edinburgh sort of soft southwest Scottish accent. It could almost be English.
I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
Batman is basically an ordinary guy who had something tragic happen to him when he was young.
I've done quite a few things based on real events or real people, and I think that's always really interesting that you can read about them or, if you're lucky, you can meet them.
I kind of crave loneliness.
Glasgow is certainly a place where they will tell you if they don't think you are anything special.
I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
Every actor wants to, in our own sort of weird sort of way, we really want to push ourselves and test ourselves.
It's always nice when someone comes up to you and tells you they enjoy the show. At least they're not coming up and saying how much they hate it.
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