I'm belligerent rather than ambitious.

You learn more doing than doing training.

That's what I like about Neil Jordan's films: everyone is better at what they do than you are.

Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.

Most good roles are written for young men. We are fixated on youth. So however much people say there is nothing wrong with being bald, the reality is once the hair is gone, you might not get the parts.

When you get to 15 and most of your teachers are priests, there's bound to be a conflict.