Dougray Scott
Dougray Scott
Stephen Dougray Scott, better known as Dougray Scott, is a Scottish actor...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth25 November 1965
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When I'm playing a character like Jonathan in Ripley's Game I want to be in the moment when he's feeling pain; this very ordinary person who finds himself in extraordinary circumstances.
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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.
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What was the reason for invading Iraq' Was it a humanitarian crusade or an economic one' I would be inclined to say the latter. It was the same with the Civil War, because the landed gentry's money was being stolen by the king.
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It quite often happens that they attach a name to a project and it doesn't get all the financing it needs.
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It was very hot, very rugged and quite inaccessible. But I had a fantastic time. The work is the thing that motivates me.
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It is s a massive amount of people, half the population of Scotland. Can you imagine a tragedy on that scale in the western world. Something like that, just wouldn't happen. We have to dig deep.
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It's nice to be asked to do good projects.
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It is wonderful to be in a place where your character has trod and you're walking on the same ground he has walked on. It's quite eerie.
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There was just no other way to play it. There was no question this was a man who was tortured and troubled and filled with so many inconsistencies, plus the pain of dealing with the shocking task he was asked to undertake.
Sometimes it is easier to play someone who is far away from you.
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You could tell immediately there was a great history to this guy, as revealed in the pilot. He has a sense of confidence about how things will turn out. He has great charm and great wit and is incredibly intelligent and meticulous. Nothing escapes him.