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

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" 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 love working with children and this young boy, Thomas Sangster, is quite a remarkable young actor. He raises your game, you know. He certainly raised mine. "

" 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. "

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" I was reared a Catholic but I think every day we ask ourselves, not consciously, what are we doing on this planet? What's it all about? "