.SamHeughan On His New Memoir And ‘Outlander’ Fame: ‘I Am On The Edge Of A Really Great Moment In My Career’ by jeffconway
Heughan responds, “You know what’s really funny is that you write this in private, obviously, and it’s a very personal thing. It’s a personal journey. I don’t want to give away every gory detail, but I certainly do want to dig into a bit about the journey and the trials & tribulations of where I got to in my career - struggling, not many people talk about that. I tried for many years and I guess I wanted to share that perseverance and hard work, it pays off.
While vividly documenting his happy excursions across West Highland Way and its 96-mile route through the lush Scotland landscape, I asked Heughan how his active fitness lifestyle has supported and even perhaps improved his own mental health and his overall outlook on life.“Honestly for me and I know it’s not for everyone, but it’s everything. It’s the reason I created. My love of the outdoors and my love of a healthy lifestyle and how it can even change the worst mood.
Heughan responds, “Yeah, I sort of mention it in the book that I had been a working actor most of my life with success and failures - progressively moving forward, but never really landed a role that really changed my life. Looking back, it has completely changed my life. It has taken over my life and it has been an amazing journey. I guess only in hindsight do you know how big that moment is - but yeah, I can still picture it now. I was in a grocery store [when I got the call].