The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

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.

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.

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

Thank God who delivered us from harsh labour.

Fallen leaves on the ground are the golden song of immortal creativity.

The older you get, the faster time passes in your mind, so use your time according to what is most important.

If god is dead, who's going to fix this mess?

Never give up on learning because what you put up there in your brain, ” he indicated my head with his index finger, “the Communists won’t ever be able to take away from you.

If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.

Yeah, I hear the truth. But this is my truth.

There is no need to be more - you are enough. Everybody is enough.

Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind.

If there’'s one thing above all that sets me apart from Tony Blair, it’s this: I’m not embarrassed to articulate the instincts of the British people.