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

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

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

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 can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

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...

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.

My mother taught me to read.

My mother taught me to read.

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.

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 had a ball doing Harry Potter.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

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...

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

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...

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

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

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

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

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

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...