This article from The Guardian explores how complicated it can be when your quotations contain quotations. It is worth brushing up on the rules. I would always use double quote marks generally; then you can distinguish between quotations and when you are distancing yourself from word choices by using inverted commas e.g. Some people use a 'quirky' approach to punctuation but, as the exam board says, "candidates should use coherent written expression in their response."
Make sure you use either a comma or, where appropriate, a colon to introduce your quotes, unless you are embedding single words into your sentence. If the quotation ends in punctuation, use that before you close the quote marks. If it doesn't, use it outside (in speech you must always use punctuation before you close the speech marks).
Fancy a deeper exploration? Extension reading: http://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2011/may/19/mind-your-language-punctuation-quotations
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