Photos: Gerard Butler to Sean Connery, Scottish celebs hash it out over referendum

[caption id=“attachment_1719865” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] YES: “In the past 15 years we have become stronger economically, socially, culturally and globally. “The world is waiting for us and I know Scotland is ready,” said X-men star Alan Cumming. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1719867” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] NO: “Eight-hundred-thousand Scots, like me, live and work in other parts of the UK. “We don’t live in a foreign country; we are just in another part of the family of the UK,” said former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.  AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1719883” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] YES: “It would be absolutely great if there is a ‘yes’ vote … the future could be just amazing and Scotland would be very important and a influence on the world,” said rabble-rouser fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1719871” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] NO: “We urge every patriotic Scot to help maintain Scotland’s place in the United Kingdom,” said David Moyes joining fellow footballing Scots, Denis Law, Alan Hansen. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1719877” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] YES: “I can’t see any reason why Scotland shouldn’t be independent. “It’s a different country with different attitudes, people and outlook, so why not?” said hollywood heartthrobe Gerard Butler. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1719873” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] NO: “Why do we want to become smaller? Surely we want to expand and look outward?” said ex-Doctor Who David Tennant. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1719879” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] YES: “…As a Scot and as someone with a lifelong love for both Scotland and the arts, I believe the opportunity of independence is too good to miss. Simply put—there is no more creative act than creating a new nation,” said Sean Connery. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1719881” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] NO: “I am a proud, patriotic Scot, passionate about my heritage and my country. “But I am not a nationalist,” said reality star Susan Boyle.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1722221” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] “Huge day for Scotland today!” Tennis star Andy Murray tweeted. “No campaign negativity last few days totally swayed my view on it. Excited to see the outcome. Let’s do this!” he added. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1719875” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] NO: “I’m a Scotsman and I love Scotland with all my heart. But I also like the idea of Great Britain, and I don’t know that it wouldn’t be a terrible shame to break it all up,” said hollywood star Ewan McGregor. Reuters[/caption]