Quotes from Sam Heughan

I'm rediscovering Scotland; I'm falling in love with it again.

Gingers get a bad rep. They get teased at school. So we should feel sorry for them.

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.

I've always been into endurance sport, which I think is more about your mind pushing your body, which is definitely why that Bear Grylls book sung to me.

'Outlander' is progressive in the way it looks at women.

I think that what I'd like to instil is that if you join the youth theatre, it's a gateway into greater career prospects.

I won't tell anyone where my favourite place in Scotland is... but it might be somewhere on Skye.

When I was growing up, we had cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, goats, chickens - a whole menagerie.

I wholly promote the omelette as a meal whatever the occasion, especially your last one.

All actors are insecure. And I've got my insecurities, which is why I go to the gym all the time.

I do tend to lose myself in whatever job I'm doing or hobby I'm into.

I'm still coming to terms with what it's like to have people follow your personal life as well as your public life. It gets amusing.

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.

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.

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'm looking forward to losing the long locks at some point. But it's been fun, and I do enjoy it.

I love a burger and fries, but it's not what I crave. I love to eat healthily.

I auditioned for 'Game of Thrones' seven times! Loads of times.

When anyone recognizes you on the street, they are always very nice and genuine and excited to meet you.

Glasgow is certainly a place where they will tell you if they don't think you are anything special.

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.

British women can be slightly more reserved; Scottish are a little more crazy and fun, and American are more forthright, which I really enjoy.

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.

When I was going through school, I joined the Lyceum Youth Theatre, and that kind of cemented it. Through being in and around the building and watching shows, I realised that there was something I really loved about it, so I went into the stage management side.