Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.

Rain is also very difficult to film, particularly in Ireland because it's quite fine, so fine that the Irish don't even acknowledge that it exists.

I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.

A Great Movie Evolves when Everybody Has the Same Vision in Their Heads.

Period recreation is very difficult unless you make a black and white movie.

Have a go. Anybody can do it.

Well, if you ask any filmmaker how they got into it, everyone came a different route. Ive never actually watched another director work.

Most directors have little lists in their heads of people they really want to work with.

Film-making is a physically hard job.

I turn on the TV sometimes, start watching something and think: 'This seems quite good, a bit familiar.' Then I realise … It's one of my movies. It's a pretty odd feeling.

A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is.

Opportunities like this come once in a lifetime!

To believe all you have to do is look at the sky.

It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it.

The only help I need to live, is unprofessional. The only wealth I have to give, is not material. And if you need much more than that, I'm not available.

Music for us is about articulating the feelings you can't put into words.

We are like magnets - like attract like. You become AND attract what you think.

My daughter gets to paint my nails and put clips in my hair, and I love it.

I look after those who look after me." He smacks his lips, stares at me, and adds, "I also look after those who don't." - Sara Gruen (Water for Elephants)

Fresh dress, like a million bucks, Put on the bally shoes and the fly green socks

Irreverence is easy - whats hard is wit.