Your version of the truth is all that matters..

I'm not really very ambitious..

I've never done anything comedic. In all the years I've been an actor, I've never delivered one comedic line..

All directors on all sets behave slightly differently depending on what the scene is. For example, if you are doing a love scene, which is intimate t….

When I left school I went to Australia for a year and worked in the drama department of a school in Perth..

I'm attracted to seeing how different I can be, pushing the boat out..

The good guy only gets the girl in a soppy way..

I went further and further back through the centuries to get a sense of perspective but now at least I understand why Irish history evokes such stron….

I respect journalism. I was always very aware of journalism from a very broad point of view, but I'd say my baptism by fire was doing the Donald Marg….

Baddies always do get the best lines, that's the honest truth..

I don't have any expectations as an actor and being rich and famous is not my driving force..

It felt good doing a physical job, and going home each evening feeling like I had really done a day's work..

There are lots of people I admire and respect, but I don't necessarily want to be like them. I'm too happy being myself..

I know that Madonna is not a first-time filmmaker, but I have worked with a lot of first time filmmakers and I have worked with a lot of inexperience….

I just love working. I really enjoy the work, whatever it is..

I'm more interested in enjoying my life and looking after my family than being hugely successful..

I find it incredibly romantic that people should fight for a cause they believe in and be prepared to die for it..

I, like many people, had some sort of preconception about Madonna. One of the preconceptions was that she had the extraordinary work ethic, which tur….

Madonna is the most famous woman on the planet and has been for a number of decades..

There is an odd sense of responsibility attached to appearing in a drama about a real piece of history. A work of fiction is fun..

The reason I wanted to be an actor is that I don't want to play me for the rest of my life and make money out of that..