There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

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

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

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Theater is dangerously open to repetition. It's exciting when you hit on a new way.

Theater is dangerously open to repetition. It's exciting when you hit on a new way.

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

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

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...

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

This whole tribal loyalty seems to have gone.

This whole tribal loyalty seems to have gone.

My mother taught me to read.

My mother taught me to read.

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

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

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

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

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

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...

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

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