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

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

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

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

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

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.

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Theater dates very quickly.

Theater dates very quickly.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

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.

One moment cannot be the most important.

One moment cannot be the most important.

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...

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

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

My mother taught me to read.

My mother taught me to read.