The Digital Revolution Has Changed The Way

My Old Manager Of The Irish National Theatre Said 'don't Worry About Being A Star, Just Worry About Being A Working Actor. Just Keep Working.' I Think That's Really Good Advice.

Even In Drama, I Like To Try To Find The Humor Because I Think It's Very Human. Even In The Depths Of Dreadful Situations, There's Usually Something Rather Comic, Or Something You Can Laugh About Afterwards, At Least.

I Kind Of Have An Interest In All History. And I Suspect It Comes From Being Irish - We Like Stories, We Like Telling Stories, Which Makes A Lot Of Us Lean Towards Being Writers Or Actors Or Directors.

As An Actor, I Like To Get A Bit Of Momentum Going With A Character And Kind Of Work A Bit Quicker. I Mean, Not Crazy-fast, But, You Know, Five Or Six Pages A Day Is A Nice Pace.

If You're Playing A Historical Character That's In The Public Consciousness, Then Obviously You've Got To Make An Effort To Look Like That Person And There's A Huge Amount Of Historical Record There That You Have To Kind Of Comply To.