The only music I've ever written was for a film called Frank, and the idea was that it was the worst music in the world..

There is this old thing that a lot of people say - that the worst experiences make the best films. I don't subscribe to it. But I've seen it happen..

My dad was also a teacher until he was 34. I think there is a basis in reality. But I'd only done two jobs before I was an actor. I worked in a petro….

Conventionally handsome is not really where I'm at..

I've definitely enjoyed myself more on the projects where I've played a good person, rather than on the projects where I've played somebody who is mo….

I'm hugely proud of being Irish. And I don't even know what that means. I just know that it's true..

I find looking forward scary because you might die..

It's weird to be very good at something and not necessarily to want to do it..

There's this thing that you're not meant to have too many children - for global warming, it's bad. But I know lots of crappy people, and I would rath….

People who don't listen make me annoyed. That's the normal stuff, isn't it?.

I think for my parents it was like "A Boy Named Sue," the Johnny Cash song. A guy named Sue tries to track down his father to take it out on his fath….

As an actor, there's very little you can do if people don't want to see you. Just getting yourself into the room to audition is tough..

I'm that person in the bar who's like 'Can they turn the music down ? I would like to chat.' I don't like clothes. I'm terrible at all that stuff. I ….

All the time travelling in the world can’t make someone love you..

Life is difficult for everyone, everyone has bad days. Everyone has trouble in their life, because it doesn't matter how rich you are: Sickness and t….

We're all traveling through time together, every day of our lives. All we can do is do our best to relish this remarkable ride..

As an actor, I've just gotten insanely lucky. I quite like being surrounded by lots of different talented people lots of different times a year..

You're supposed to take a second if life is going well, to enjoy it and not just move on with the rest of your day worrying about the next thing. And….

Most of the time, I do what I'm offered, but after I worked for it. I think I try much harder for the things that scare me and inspire me. The things….

I've got three brothers; I think all of them are good human beings..

Portraying as human the people you hear about on the news doing bad things is dangerous. But it's also necessary and important..