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I lost the accent years ago, but I'm still very proud to be Scottish, and I love wearing a kilt.

I'm as Scottish as they come.

I'm half Jewish, half Scottish. It's hard for me to buy anything.

Everyone still thinks I'm Scottish - that's totally wicked.

My background is Scottish.

I am Scottish. I am also British.

There's a lot of fantasy about what Scotland is, and the shortbread tins and that sort of thing.

I'm fiercely proud to be Scottish.

I do feel Scottish in some way. Maybe it's to do with visiting my grandparents here every summer as a child, but I am aware of my Scottish ancestry. It's there all right, but it would be pushing it to label me a Scottish painter. Or, indeed, an anywhere painter.

I feel so Scottish when I go abroad, and I'm so proud of it, but for me, it's not a political statement - I just happen to be Scottish.