My Dublin wasn't the Dublin of sing-songs, traditional music, sense of history and place and community.

He pretends he's from a tough part of Dublin but he's not.

It's a turning point in history, the birth of a nation, and the death almost of a culture,

There's a disconnect between music heritage and the history of the community. It falls through the cracks.

I love the grandiosity, how sweepingly entertaining films can be. And I think there's a place for films that pry more into the human condition.

I will say that as I get older and calmer and quieter in my own self, the one quality in a woman that I find more and more attractive is kindness. A sense of adventure and humor is important too, but I truly find kindness and consideration for others to be the most attractive thing in anyone.