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"I don't have any expectations as an actor and being rich and famous is not my driving force."
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"I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be."

"It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor."

"I view the whole thing as a collaboration. As an actor, I always found that to be the most freeing thing, when the director would collaborate with you, so that together you'd come up with something exponentially better."

"If you're going to be that kind of actor and go way out there, it's really important to take care of yourself and have a safe place, whatever that is."
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"I find it incredibly romantic that people should fight for a cause they believe in and be prepared to die for it."

"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."

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

"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."

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

"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."

"There are lots of people I admire and respect, but I don't necessarily want to be like them. I'm to happy being myself."

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

"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."
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