I find it incredibly tedious, hate that it murders itself with its own conservative pomposity.

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I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

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

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

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 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.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.