English actor, Steve Nallon also made a guest appearance in the film as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Quick returned to the directors chair in 2014 to direct a short children's film for a competition run by Vue Cinemas.

[14] After nearly seven years in business it was announced on 14 October 2015 that Quick Off The Mark Productions would be closing due to Ferguson's decision to move to Canada.

[18] Throughout 2014, Quick worked on the short Sci Fi film Electric Faces directed by Johnny Herbin.

The film tells the story of a recovering addict's plan to commit the perfect robbery but is thrown into chaos by a cantankerous bank guard and an increasingly unstable robot.

In particular, he praised lead actor Euan Bennet for taking on a mammoth task so early in his acting training and director of photography Darren Eggenschwiler for his expert knowledge in the field of cinematography.

In 2015, a script was finally agreed upon and a successful crowd funding campaign raised £1,505 from 44 backers including former Gamesmaster host Dominik Diamond.

"[26]In an interview at the Unrestricted View Film Festival, Quick hinted that a possible television show based on Autumn Never Dies was being explored and that Channel 4 was being targeted as a potential host for the series.

The non-profit organisation hosts an online database with the details of film industry professionals and companies operating in and around the city of Glasgow.

He later repeated this success with the inclusion of the Virgin Media Short Awards after the first double win by Scottish director John McPhail with his film Just Say Hi.

[32][33] In 2014, Quick and O'Donnell wrote an open letter on behalf of the independent filmmakers of Glasgow to the director of BAFTA Scotland, Jude MacLaverty.

In the letter, the pair asked the film body to consider a proposal of including three new awards at the annual ceremony aimed at low budget / independent filmmakers.

[35][36] On 2 April 2015, the BAFTA Scotland committee released their response to the proposals put forward by the Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance.

[37] In March 2017, Quick along with other industry professionals, signed the open letter to the Arts Council, England, objecting to the organisations decision not to renew the visa for American born actor Tyler Collins.

Together with Andy S. McEwan, he considered bidding to represent the United Kingdom at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest as the puppet Nelson from The Greyness of Autumn.