At this moment, when Ireland seems about to break into something new, we thought it was worth looking back at a time when people seemed to have found a way out of the sectarian division of the country.

I didn't want to be seen as just a guy on a list. I'm interested in good scripts, scripts that are about something, scripts that move your acting along.

I'd like to own a movie camera - a proper one, with film, not a digital thing. Celluloid has more character.

I have never been to a brothel. I don't think I could go into one.

If you're playing a lead, you're shaping the movie. When you're playing a supporting role, you've got only a moment to make it count.