There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

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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...

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

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

My mother taught me to read.

My mother taught me to read.

Theater dates very quickly.

Theater dates very quickly.

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

One moment cannot be the most important.

One moment cannot be the most important.

This whole tribal loyalty seems to have gone.

This whole tribal loyalty seems to have gone.

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

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

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.

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

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...

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's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.