There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

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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...

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.

One moment cannot be the most important.

One moment cannot be the most important.

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

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

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...

My mother taught me to read.

My mother taught me to read.

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

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

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...

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

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

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

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.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

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 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.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

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

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