Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good.

Quote by Gabriel Byrne

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The person I was with was organizing my birthday party, and also happens to be...

The person I was with was organizing my birthday party, and also happens to be...

And then, I suppose, there's also a cinematic reality on top of that. Because it...

And then, I suppose, there's also a cinematic reality on top of that. Because it...

Presents don't really mean much to me. I don't want to sound mawkish, but -...

Presents don't really mean much to me. I don't want to sound mawkish, but -...

It was either Voltaire or Charlie Sheen who said, 'We are born alone. We live...

It was either Voltaire or Charlie Sheen who said, 'We are born alone. We live...

I would like to break out of this dark, brooding image, cause I'm actually not...

I would like to break out of this dark, brooding image, cause I'm actually not...

What is that song that Willie Nelson sang? 'Oh, the days dwindle down to a...

What is that song that Willie Nelson sang? 'Oh, the days dwindle down to a...

I'm not a very gregarious person. I can't bear attention being called to me in...

I'm not a very gregarious person. I can't bear attention being called to me in...

I had one of the best days of my life. I spent the afternoon with...

I had one of the best days of my life. I spent the afternoon with...

I think there's a bit of the devil in everybody. There's a bit of a...

I think there's a bit of the devil in everybody. There's a bit of a...

I don't think we're living in great times for movies, to tell you the truth.

I don't think we're living in great times for movies, to tell you the truth.

A completely disrespectful photographer was asked to stop taking photographs, and then said, 'I've got...

A completely disrespectful photographer was asked to stop taking photographs, and then said, 'I've got...

O'Neill presents a very complex multi-layered kind of challenge. His characters are always deeply complex...

O'Neill presents a very complex multi-layered kind of challenge. His characters are always deeply complex...

The only way you can continue to make artistic films is to make an occasional...

The only way you can continue to make artistic films is to make an occasional...

From doing A Moon for the Misbegotten, I've learned that nobody's love can save anybody...

From doing A Moon for the Misbegotten, I've learned that nobody's love can save anybody...

It's actually pretty complex, because there's two levels of reality in the narrative. One is...

It's actually pretty complex, because there's two levels of reality in the narrative. One is...

I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others...

I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others...