Some mornings you wake up and think, gee I look handsome today. Other days I think, what am I doing in the movies? I wanna go back to Ireland and drive a forklift.
Getting married and settling down isn't the most important thing in my life.
You are not what you were born, but what you have it in yourself to be.
I'm a big believer in acts of kindness, no matter how small.
I've made many films and only a few times I've played real people.
Men fear most what they cannot see.
Your compassion is a weakness your enemies will not share.
Standing under freezing cold showers every morning, - I did that. I got up to seven minutes most mornings, and it actually works; it immunizes your body, and your body starts getting used to the cold. It really works."
I gravitate toward women.
I'm keeping myself to myself. And I like it that way. I'm not hunting. I'm the opposite of a - what would a male cougar be? Is there such a thing? Whatever it is, I'm not that.
If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely.
There seems to be more opportunities for old guys like me to do a little fighting and running because the lead characters also require a bit of depth and maturity and gravitas that one is likely to acquire doing drama all those years.
I will never become a director or a movie producer. I was always looking at picture directing because I didn't know what to do! You can't be a movie director without real preparation.
There's periods now in our New York residence when I hear the door opening, especially the first couple of years... Anytime I hear that door opening I still think I'm gonna hear her.
We live in an age where revenge seems to be the most important thing for individuals and countries.
It's extraordinary to look into a baby's face and see a piece of your flesh and your spirit. It makes you realize you are a part of the human race.
Being Irish and a citizen of the world, has made me truly appreciate Irish culture, music and history. Whether you're first, second generation Irish or even with no connection to Ireland, you should visit in 2013 for a unique experience.
I'm Irish, so I'm used to odd stews. I can take it. Just throw a lot of carrots and onions in there and I'll call it dinner.
Northern Ireland is the world’s best kept secret, both in the character of its people and its scenery.
We live in such a corporate world where everyone is passing the buck, it seems to me. Therefore I like stories where the individual takes responsibility for BEING the individual, and not just for himself, but for his comrades, his society and ultimately for his country. Ultimately, we can all learn a lesson from that and not be browbeaten by the corporate world which is taking over.
If someone stands in the way of true justice, you simply walk up behind them, and stab them in the heart.
The cause of making the world a better place for children unites us all.
I was reared a Catholic but I think every day we ask ourselves, not consciously, what are we doing on this planet? What's it all about?
It's interesting, the more successful you become the more people want to give you stuff for nothing.
Why would anyone ever tell anything personal to a journalist?
