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" I was very slow in maths, geometry I actually enjoyed. "

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" Sitting down to eat in our house is about sharing, you know, talking about the day you've had, be it in school or work or whatever, so that's very important to us. "

" Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy. "

" I'm trying to be a comedian, you know? "

" I always wanted to be a cowboy, and Jedi Knights are basically cowboys in space, right? "

" 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. "

" And as the hour approached for the execution, in his own mind, Collins became both the executioner and the victim. He would pace up and down, transformed in almost a kind of exorcism when he knew he was responsible for taking someone's life. "

" I keep fit as much as I can. "

" Indeed I regard the enduring support which I have received over the years from all sections of the community in Ballymena as being more than sufficient recognition for any success which I may have achieved as an actor. "

" Before 'Schindler's List,' I wouldn't have believed movies had a lot of power for social change. "

" I have no desire to play King Lear or Hamlet. I never had a grand ambition. I just followed my nose. "

" Well, I think they're all basically the same story. Every culture in the world has them. When you strip it down and analyze it, it's the young man or girl who goes through a trial or ordeal and hits a very low ebb but manages to get guidance from a Merlin type figure. "

" The Irish Catholic side was married to the life of an actor and I found out acting could be a form of prayer. "

" I do shadow boxing and use a heavy bag, but I don't spar with anyone. "

" I get fed up with plots that are driven by someone constantly getting information on a computer. "

" I'm still a proud Irishman, of course, but I've become an American citizen. I'm very, very proud of that. "

" Yes, I'm Catholic; I'm proud of it. But I had lots of Protestant friends. "

" It's funny, but you get to a time in your life when you think you have all the friends you will ever have. "

" For every successful actor or actress, there are countless numbers who don't make it. The name of the game is rejection. You go to an audition and you're told you're too tall or you're too Irish or your nose is not quite right. You're rejected for your education, you're rejected for this or that and it's really tough. "

" I try to be a hard boiled sometimes. My kids see right through it. I'm acting. It's always, 'When I say you'll be back at 11, that means 11, not 11.15. Do you hear me!?' Then, 'Yeah, Dad.' "

" But, you know, there's still an argument, there's still ten states that outlaw premarital sex, and many more states where adultery is still outlawed and a crime. "

" Well I was on the jury duty on the Deauville Film Festival, a few years ago. "

" Looking out for your children is an ongoing process throughout your life. "

" I'm a big believer in acts of kindness, no matter how small. "

" 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. "

" It is fun to explore these kick-butt characters. "

" I gravitate toward women. "

" I'd like to play Ian Paisley, actually. I'd need building up, though he's very frail now. "

" I never thought about becoming a professional singer, but I am in touch with Bono about releasing a musical movie. It will be about an Irish band during the '70s who are looking for fortune in Las Vegas. I should play the singer of the band but I don't want to sing in front of anybody. "

" I have friends who have daughters and there's times I think I'm glad I have boys instead of girls. "

" I don't think that I am a sex symbol, although it's very flattering. "