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

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.

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.

They make a humongous profit, but the people that work on the shows don't get paid a lot because they're working on the Oscars show. It's the biggest show in the world.

It can be very intense being an actor; it can be quite a small world. Then you speak to your friend who is a scientist and they have a completely different perspective.

Breaking things is a specialty of everyone in Fairy Tail

People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you've figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness and confidence.

The community owes us nothing. It's up to us to go out and earn their respect.

Curious, how one remembered Christmas. Perhaps because other days might appeal to the head, but this one appealed to the heart.

I had just done what she does in the story just about a year earlier - I moved from New Jersey and came to New York and was working at a bar, and you know, trying to make it.

When families bring children into the world, train them in faith and sound values, and teach them to contribute to society, they become a blessing in our world.

The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance.

Even for a moment do not think that you are the body. Give yourself no name, no shape. In the darkness and the silence reality is found.