I had a ball doing Harry Potter.

Even when they have nothing, the Irish emit a kind of happiness, a joy.

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.

And by endlessly sanitizing our feelings, we actually feed a disgruntled nation.

The energy released by it is enormous and it becomes quite addictive, the power between the audience and the actor.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

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

I certainly had no intention of playing a man.

I find it incredibly tedious, hate that it murders itself with its own conservative pomposity.

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

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

Man as a thief cannot enjoy life he can only steal, kill and destroy harmony of society.

A man who is afraid will do anything.

When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.

I had spent years thinking about one thing while I was doing another. I had, in fact, prided myself on being able to do two things at once.

I still consider it a summer job, though. So, I try to maintain that summer job as long as I can. But it's exciting to be able to have the opportunity to do things I always dreamed of as a kid.

I loved being around live rocking music, but I never knew what to do with myself socially at a show or club. I discovered that the dance floor was the perfect place to hide in plain sight.

We are deceived by promises and time disappoints us.

I will find a way out or make one.

Oh darkness, I feel like letting go.

Minimum-wage laws are one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of racists.