Theater dates very quickly.

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I would love to write the story of my upbringing in Ireland.

I would love to write the story of my upbringing in Ireland.

So I just play the character, I play the lines.

So I just play the character, I play the lines.

The energy released by it is enormous and it becomes quite addictive, the power between...

The energy released by it is enormous and it becomes quite addictive, the power between...

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

To be honest I live among the English and have always found them to be...

To be honest I live among the English and have always found them to be...

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

Irish people are educated not only about artistry but local history.

Irish people are educated not only about artistry but local history.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

People who are good at film have a relationship with the camera.

People who are good at film have a relationship with the camera.

Also, an area that interests me - and it will probably take years to state...

Also, an area that interests me - and it will probably take years to state...

I think America becomes more disgruntled by going to the movies and having an endlessly...

I think America becomes more disgruntled by going to the movies and having an endlessly...

Every generation is obsessed with the decade before they were born.

Every generation is obsessed with the decade before they were born.

I take the theater seriously in that I loathe it, I'm bored by it.

I take the theater seriously in that I loathe it, I'm bored by it.

A lot of Irish people perform. They perform in drawing rooms. They sing songs and...

A lot of Irish people perform. They perform in drawing rooms. They sing songs and...

Even when they have nothing, the Irish emit a kind of happiness, a joy.

Even when they have nothing, the Irish emit a kind of happiness, a joy.

Acting doesn't have to be threadbare misery all the time.

Acting doesn't have to be threadbare misery all the time.

Once you've done one style, you leave it for a while.

Once you've done one style, you leave it for a while.

Theater is dangerously open to repetition. It's exciting when you hit on a new way.

Theater is dangerously open to repetition. It's exciting when you hit on a new way.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.