There once was a demographic survey done to determine if money was connected to happiness and Ireland was the only place where this did not turn out to be true.

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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

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