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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One moment cannot be the most important.

One moment cannot be the most important.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Theater dates very quickly.

Theater dates very quickly.

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

My mother taught me to read.

My mother taught me to read.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

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

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

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

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.

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

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