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

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There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

One moment cannot be the most important.

One moment cannot be the most important.

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...

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

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

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

My mother taught me to read.

My mother taught me to read.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

Theater dates very quickly.

Theater dates very quickly.

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.