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" A person has already made the effort once they open a paper or turn on the news. They want to know what's going on in the world around them. That, in itself, shows they care. But the problem is, most people say, 'That's terrible,' and then move on. Because they find it too difficult to look at. "
Care
Effort
Move On
" Because I came to acting quite late, I kind of think one of the few attributes that I do have is that I try to be honest with the character, with the writing. I'm not a tricksy actor; I'm not exactly a scenery-chewing kind of actor. "
Acting
Character
Think
" 'Game of Thrones,' people say that it's a fantasy series, but it's a hell of a lot more than that. It attracts the so-called geeks and nerds, and God bless them, they're wonderful for getting right into the show. But primarily it's about family; it's power and betrayal and jealousy. It's all those wonderful things that a fantastic drama is about. "
Power
People
God
" Good luck to you if you're lucky enough to have faith. Some of us aren't lucky enough. My mother has great faith and finds great comfort in it, and I'm jealous of her! "
You
Good
Great
" I'd always admired Sean Connery. Even though I wonder about some of his choices, I like him even in bad movies. "
Movies
Choices
Bad
" I did a season at the Royal Shakespeare Company. People say, 'Why aren't you doing theater anymore?' And I say, 'Look, my kids have gotten used to wearing shoes.' "
People
Shoes
You
" I don't consider myself - and I hope I'm never going to be - a 'movie star.' I'd like to be called an actor. "
Like
Star
Never
" I don't feel superior because I think there's no God. Actually, I would love to be able to go, 'Well, the world hasn't been kind to me, but there's something good around the corner, because the Man has a plan.' I wish I believed that. There's wonderful comfort in that. "
God
World
Think
" If anyone gets arrogant about their religion, that's when the religion isn't effective anymore. Any decent religion or any decent philosophy is always about tolerance and individual freedom, not about harm. "
Philosophy
Religion
Freedom
" If I was offered the choice of an award for best actor or best supporting actor, I would go for supporting actor. "
Go
Would
Choice
" If you're doing movies on a set... many times, I've shot the end of a movie in the first week of shooting. Because of locations or budgets or actors' availability. "
Week
You
Shooting
" I get that people are worried about their mortgages and bills that have to be paid. They don't have time to worry about the Syrian refugees, and I get that. The thing about it is, when it gets worse and worse and worse and down the line, it's no longer restricted to these places. "
Down
Line
Places
" I had no acting background in my family and no experience of theatre. I hadn't even been in a school play. "
Family
Experience
Theatre
" I hate the unfairness of injustice. Anybody who thinks they are better than others or 'chosen' or feel they have an entitlement... be it through monarchy, government or money. I think we are all born the same. We are entitled to an equal shot at life. "
Hate
Life
Money
" I live an odd existence. I dip into bizarre, very expensive worlds, and then I'm back with a bang to reality, and I put the bins out. "
Live
Existence
Out
" I love my arthouse films, and I love taking a chance. "
I Love
Chance
Taking
" I love onions. I cook with them all the time. "
Onions
Time
I Love
" I'm an inner city man, born and bred. "
Inner City
Born
Bred
" I still say I have no interest in being an actor - I just love acting. "
Love
Interest
Actor
" I suppose I am a bit of rough. I'm originally from Coolock: I'm rough around the edges. "
Edges
Am
Around
" I think everybody should have an interest in peace prevailing and the ridiculousness, the bestiality of war. I don't have any time for that. Anybody pulling a trigger is wrong. There is no right in war. "
Peace
Think
War
" I think HBO and a couple of the other cable channels in America are making some of the best television that's ever been made. "
Best
America
Been
" It's not beyond me to take my kids to see a good popcorn movie that's a roller coaster ride. "
Roller Coaster
Good
See
" I've always admired people like Donal McCann. He wasn't a household name, but if he put his name to something, you were guaranteed a good yarn at the very least. "
Always
Good
You
" I've always loved movies, so I tried to get into an acting school. I saw an ad for the Oscar school on the back of 'The Irish Times,' and I went along for an audition, very pragmatically, to see if I could do it or not. "
Movies
Loved
Back
" I've found that the older I get, the more spontaneous I become. "
More
Found
Spontaneous
" I've got loads of ideas, but I need some structure in my life. I need a mission. "
Need
My Life
Mission
" I've never done a big series like 'Game of Thrones' before. All I knew was that it was HBO, and I'd seen what they had done with 'The Sopranos' and 'The Wire.' But when I started reading the script, it was a no-brainer. Yes, yes, yes. Gold. Every time I turned the page. "
Gold
Done
Game
" I've spent a lot of years waiting for the right thing to come in - and now, after 'Thrones,' there's a possibility that I could actually have a hand in getting something made. "
Now
Waiting
The Right Thing
" I was an electrician, and I started acting as a hobby because I needed a distraction - I was bored! And only when I started did I think, 'Sheesh, what have I gotten into?' I had to go after it fully; I just had to. "
Distraction
Bored
Acting
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