There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

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Theater dates very quickly.

Theater dates very quickly.

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

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

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

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.

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...

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 can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

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...

This whole tribal loyalty seems to have gone.

This whole tribal loyalty seems to have gone.

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...

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 Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

My mother taught me to read.

My mother taught me to read.

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...

One moment cannot be the most important.

One moment cannot be the most important.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

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

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