Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

I think Irish women are strong as horses, incredibly loyal and for the most part, funny, witty, bright and optimistic in the face of devastating reality.

People think we are such great talkers, but there is so much silence in Ireland about certain issues.

There's still a great hesitancy in the Irish make up about expressing feelings... it'd be nice to say I miss you, I love you, come home.

The image of Ireland is projected as a male image in the acting world, similar to the way that the word of Ireland is male dominated.

Fantasy Is Not Reality, it is unrealistic to expect your future mate to match your fantasies.

We are all made complete by our pain.

Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law

Abundance is more than your money, your title or your profession.

It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.

One of the things I like about a character: I always think it's fascinating when a character can turn on a dime and go from one emotion to another. I like watching that.

I came home for a week after I finished filming Rambo because, after being in the jungle for three months, all I wanted to do was walk in the Highlands.

This idea of how everything is interconnected, and the impermanence of things.. It sums up the human condition to me, and it helps me on my path.

There is presumably a calendar date a moment when the onus of proof passed from the atheist to the believer, when, quite suddenly, secretly, the noes had it.