Normally when I'm sent a script I'll read it through to see how it hangs as a story and then I'll go back and read it through again and look at the character.

Well, Ive always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.

The digital revolution has changed the way we do things because you're not under that pressure that film is precious and film is expensive.

I usually read a script from an audience perspective first, and then look more closely at the character only.

My old manager of the Irish National Theatre said 'Don't worry about being a star, just worry about being a working actor. Just keep working.' I think that's really good advice.

I do probably 80 or 90 per cent of the cooking at home.

As an actor, I like to get a bit of momentum going with a character and kind of work a bit quicker. I mean, not crazy-fast, but, you know, five or six pages a day is a nice pace.

A good comedy’s very hard to make, so good comic writing I really enjoy.

You never know when the publicity people will feel it is a good time to release the film.

I love doing comedy. You don't get many good comedy scripts. They're rare. But, I do love playing comedy. Even in drama, I like to try to find the humor because I think it's very human.

The truth is more important than the facts.

Things get ruined the moment you say, ‘What will become of me? It means that you have no regard for the Soul. The Soul within has infinite energy, why not ask the Soul for strength [power]?

No sheep may leave the flock, " he said to anyone who would listen, "unless he comes back again.

The virtues of your character is more important the public opinion.

You certainly believe in the power of love. And throughout the series, you see how love shows itself in ways that mirror the best of who we are.

Don't turn over rocks if you don't want to see the pale creatures who live under them.

Democracy is constructed like an edifice, freedom by freedom, right by right, until it reaches its snapping point.

It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest.

I have memories of Australia that I'll just never ever get over

I'm terrified of performing live.