Simple stories... emerge as lovely films or television pieces.

Theatre has no national identity. It is something for the world, whether it is Irish, English, or French.

If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am.

I love the theatre and theatre people.

One's performance is often heightened by the brilliance and generosity of other actors.

In my younger years my dedication may have expressed itself egotistically.

The actor has a constant problem of personal identity.

Acting is the most brotherly and sisterly profession in the world.

Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God.

They say 6 million people see you when you act in a film; it may only be 600 in a play. But the effect on the 600 may be truer and more lasting.

I was rather a fat little boy.

Allison was at full strength when it came to one thing:attitude.

Music is exciting and easy to enjoy, the rhythm and voice.It does not need interpretation. That is why it is called the Universal Language.

Heaven ne'er helps the man who will not help himself.

I know that I have lived because I have felt, and, feeling giving me the knowledge of my existence, I know likewise that I shall exist no more when I shall have ceased to feel.

Democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is corrupted, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality.

When they circumcised Herbert Samuel they threw away the wrong bit

I find it to be an ongoing challenge to keep the guitar from becoming too traditional.

Because celebrities' lives are so visible, I think it makes it look lighter than it is.

Self-control, openness, the ability to engage with others, to plan and to persist - these are the attributes that get people in the door and on the job, and lead to productive lives.

To learn to read is to light a fire.