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"The world system is employment."

"Employers are at their happiest on Mondays. Employees are at their happiest on Fridays."

"Work was intended not to give a man a reason to live, but rather to give him a means to live."

"Back then, work revolved around life. Today, life revolves around work."
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"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 strong passions and emotions."

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

"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."

"Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray events and characters as realistically as you can."

"I talked to everyone about the project: actors and extras, members of the crew and passers by."

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

"It was only when I finished the course and left my graduation diploma on the bus that I realised I'd become an actor."

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

"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."
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