The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

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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...

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 would say the next imminent hot writers are often the writers from the decade...

I would say the next imminent hot writers are often the writers from the decade...

The word democracy has no meaning. Duty has gone. Only rights remain.

The word democracy has no meaning. Duty has gone. Only rights remain.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

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...

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

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

One moment cannot be the most important.

One moment cannot be the most important.

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...

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

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

This whole tribal loyalty seems to have gone.

This whole tribal loyalty seems to have gone.

I just think that things should be allowed to run their course, and not turned...

I just think that things should be allowed to run their course, and not turned...

My mother taught me to read.

My mother taught me to read.

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

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

There once was a demographic survey done to determine if money was connected to happiness...

There once was a demographic survey done to determine if money was connected to happiness...

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

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.

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.