I'm sure there's some sort of cynicism or fatalism in Ireland and England. We are fatalistic here, and sometimes we need to be shaken out of that.
I was always goofing around. I suppose having a father who was an actor made you think that it was a real possibility as a career.
I was impressed that when it came to making 'Rebellion,' they sought out Aku Louhimies, a Finnish director who's part of that new wave of Scandinavian realist drama.
Film acting is so different from theatre acting, and TV is about letting things pay off and not winning every scene.
