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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There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

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

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

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...

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...

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

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.

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

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

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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