I thought I was funny as a kid. I used to play tricks on my brothers - I'd tie a two-shilling piece to a bit of cotton, then pull it away as they went to grab it.
The funny thing about children is that, whichever room we're in, that's where they'll be. If I'm in the bath, they'll want to be in there too, playing with the toothbrush pot or brushing my hair.
It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters.
I think anyone loves to play a character that is either evil to a certain extent or has a real definable character flaw. Those are always really fun, and, I think, funny.
It's a life of five-card draw, and you know what? When God asked me - I'm fine with the card I got. I'm gonna play this.
Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.
I think it's safe to say that if you talk to anybody in Ireland, they'll have a passing knowledge of the guitar. It was something that I couldn't get away from when I was younger: guitars played in shops and parties, just everywhere.
My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I've always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.
Of all the movies I've done in my life, the one where I play a crazy awful psycho woman finds me my husband.
You jot down ideas, memories, whatever, concerning your real life that somehow parallels the character you're playing, and you incorporate that in your scene work.
It's hard to maintain a life when you do a play. You feel you have to pretend to go through a normal day, knowing that in the evening you'll be doing this.
In my plays I want to look at life - at the commonplace of existence-as if we had just turned a corner and run into it for the first time.
I've played so many jobs where I'm fearless, but it's far from me. I wish I were like that in real life.
Fantasy is my heart and love. And I just want to play in that garden for the rest of my life.
The regular things in my life now - training sessions and playing matches - will all fall away. That will leave a big empty space and it will need to be filled.
It's taken me a long time to realize that my own life is far more interesting than any part I'll ever play.
Dreaming means 'rehearsing' what you see, playing it over and over in your mind until it becomes as real to you as your life right now.
I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life.
My acting career began on the streets of New York. When I was a cop, I played many impressive roles, from derelict to a doctor, and my life often depended on my performance.
When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often easy to see symbolism where none exists.
I was always an actor, starting in middle school. I was in all the plays and all that. But dancing didn't come into my life until late into high school.
