Being a TV comedian, actor, writer, columnist, and all that is quite helpful to me in acquiring wide varieties of knowledge, which is crucial for filmmaking.

I intentionally shoot violence to make the audience feel real pain. I have never and I will never shoot violence as if it's some kind of action video game.

My film directorial career has been nothing but repetition of one failure after another!

I thought maybe I could become like the next Van Gogh. I bought a sunflower and painted it, and it looked like the work of a 6-year-old.

For me comedy and violence has a lot in common. Just as you expect, comedy always lurks behind the most unexpected of circumstances.

When people tell me I'm an artist, I say, 'What?' It's impossible for me to take the idea seriously.

Humour is like violence. They both come to you unexpectedly, and the more unpredictable they both are, the better it gets.

I do all these various activities like painting and writing, comedy and films probably because not that I'm good at everything but because I'm not good at any of these things.

I hate seeing people getting hurt or hurting other people. I hate seeing blood. I am very intolerant of physical pain. I find violence horrifying, so much so that I can't help being intrigued by it.

One thing I hate in movies is when the camera starts circling around the characters. I find that totally fake.

My philosophy is that one shall not resort to violence unless one is resolved to become the subject of violence at any time.

I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis

I'm not going to lie to you and say it gets easier, because it doesn't. It's just that you get used to it. The human animal has an amazing capacity to get used to almost anything.

My silence doesn't mean I don't know what goes around me, but what goes around me don't deserve my words.

The master says it’s a glorious thing to die for the Faith and Dad says it’s a glorious thing to die for Ireland and I wonder if there’s anyone in the world who would like us to live.

Time is not money because it never returns.

I felt nothing all the time, and it had started to feel normal. It should have scared me, but it didn't.

Your body is the piece of the Universe youve been given.

I stayed close to my family. My family never changed.

You cant make your music good. You cant try to be good. You can try to be present and you can try to remain open so what is going to speak to you can speak through you.

Man improves himself as he follows his path; if he stands still, waiting to improve before he makes a decision, he'll never move.