Brian Cox

Wow.

And David wrote this.

And they came to me and a guy called Neil Zeiger, who's also a pal.

And Neil said, you're going to be directing this film.

And I've never directed a film.

And I said, what?

He said, you're going to direct the film.

And they said, and you could be in it.

I said, oh, that's kind.

And thank you for letting me be in it.

Well, you know, there's a great comedian in Scotland called Stanley Baxter, and there's a great scene which he used to do when he played a little boy, and also his grandfather's dying, and his grandfather's looking out the window and saying, "'Son, one day all this will be yours.'"

from the hills to the river and all that land out there.

And he goes on and on and on.

And the wee boy says, you know, Grandpa, that's an awfully big job for one wee boy on his own.

So that's what I was reminded of, how an awfully big job it is for one wee boy on his own.

Oh, yeah.

Well, my dad died when I was eight.

And my mom had a... He was only 51.

He had pancreatic cancer.

And he died when I was eight.