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

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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...

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

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...

One moment cannot be the most important.

One moment cannot be the most important.

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

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

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

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

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

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

My mother taught me to read.

My mother taught me to read.

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

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

Theater dates very quickly.

Theater dates very quickly.

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 is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

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

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

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

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