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The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you.

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You do small movies because the script is good and because you believe in the director. You don't care about the money. And when they disappear, it's a pity.

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I'm not in denial about technology, but my mother used to say when I was a kid, 'Son, you're handless,' because I couldn't fix anything. My ambition is to be a Luddite.

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

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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.

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I never watch TV. I know I'm missing so much, aren't I? I'm probably not. I can't stand popular TV. I've got too much to do to watch it. I know that sounds pretentious and pompous, but there you are.

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We didn't have a television, so I grew up with books. This isn't to suggest I'm an intellectual, but I do read a lot because part of acting is an exploration of literature.

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I loved movies as a teenager and saw as much American cinema as I could, but I hated the English films of the early '60s and had absolutely no point of identification with them.

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When you're playing the part of a saxophone or a trumpet player, both of which I have done, it would be nice to be able to play like John Coltrane, but you can't. Your job is to do something else. And I'm not sure what it is, but I don't think I'd be acting Niels Bohr any better if I went and studied physics for five years.

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Actor

Born: October 31st, 1946

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