Stephen A Russell, Journalist

"We think things like race and gender and class and sex, that these topics are political things. But I don't think that they are. They are humanity things."

"People are with Hannay for that journey when he's the pursued man. That thrill still lives through the nonsense and that's a tribute to the genius of Hitchcock."

"It's a metaphor for death, but with a different perspective on it, of a positive, joyous experience."

"Australia is really good at locking people up. They've been doing it since colonisation."

"She's that kind of classic tortured artist figure that we love, like Amy Winehouse or Courtney Love."

"If you can find that rhythm with your fellow performers on stage, that's so pleasurable, to be able to bounce off each other."

"I'm fucking sick of seeing straight actors playing gay men."

"The repulsion of the monster takes on a different kind of meaning when it's a female creature."

"I've got a good Scottish work ethic. I'm fascinated by so many things and want to give it all a go."

This year's SFF program celebrates uncompromising truth in the age of "alternative facts."

"It's really important these voices are heard in our festival. It's only a positive thing to be a more inclusive and dynamic society."

"We've been together for a very long time and you can tell, because the chemistry on stage is great."