I auditioned for 'Game of Thrones' seven times! Loads of times. Sam Heughan More Quotes by Sam Heughan More Quotes From Sam Heughan Youth theatre isn't just about a precocious child that wants to sing and dance in front of people. It's for everyone; it's about a community, it's about being supported by your peer group. You learn skills - not just acting but all the other sides - working in the TV, film, and theatre industry. Sam Heughan youcommunitydancepeople I won't tell anyone where my favourite place in Scotland is... but it might be somewhere on Skye. Sam Heughan somewhereplacewheretell When I was growing up, we had cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, goats, chickens - a whole menagerie. Sam Heughan dogscatsupgrowing-up 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. Sam Heughan wearrideyouhorse 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. Sam Heughan neverbeingknowyou 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.' Sam Heughan goodmerememberschool I'm not into pancake things. I'm into eggs. Lots of eggs. Sam Heughan pancakelotsthingseggs '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. Sam Heughan groupfantasyrelationshippeople Everything goes with blond. You can wear it with any color, and it's great. Sam Heughan weargreatyoucolor Being on your own sometimes is appealing. Sam Heughan yourownbeingsometimes I still do the same things, but it's nice. If people recognize you, generally everyone's very respectful, very lovely, but I wonder what it's like for real celebrities. Sam Heughan younicewonderpeople 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. Sam Heughan swordlivechildhoodborn My accent is... sort of an Edinburgh sort of soft southwest Scottish accent. It could almost be English. Sam Heughan almostsoftenglishedinburgh I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those. Sam Heughan watchingstarbigup 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! Sam Heughan youchangesometimespeople
