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" I've been accused of my publicist of being too confessional... it's probably my Celtic upbringing. "

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" With such riches as I have in life, you're always nervous. Being Irish, you're waiting for something to knock it sideways. "

" Some people have a tendency to get knocked down in this business and sulk and whine, and they just create a rod for their back, really. You have to have broad shoulders and get through it. "

" When you go through a long illness, certainly one of cancer, there's a certain release from it and relief that it has come to an end, because the suffering can be unbearable, as opposed to an abrupt stop to life when they go out the door and there's a loved one who never comes home because of some accident. "

" I went to a Radiohead concert with Mr. Aaron Paul and became instantly hip. He's a great tweeter and took a photograph of the two of us. He said, 'Man, look at this! We've already got 800 hits in five minutes!' So this old dog became hip. "

" Cancer is a very sad thing, but you can always take something from every experience. "

" In 1981, I borrowed 2,000 pounds - a lot of money back then - paid 50 quid for a seat, packed my own sandwich, and hopped on a plane to America. It was a mighty leap, but one that paid off. A week later, I got a job called 'Remington Steele.' "

" I love George Clooney; I think George is brilliant. "

" I have said to my agents, 'I want to work. I want to play character roles.' "

" I'd love to do 'The Expendables.' It's just a kick in the pants. "

" Fame is like a big piece of meringue - it's beautiful, and you keep eating it, but it doesn't really fill you up. "

" I'm first and foremost an Irishman, by birth, by nature, by soul, but an American citizen through and through as well. "

" Love cannot burn constantly. "

" To be a young Irishman in London and go to the theater to see 'Rosemary's Baby'... it scared the crap out of me. "

" I have not had any plastic surgery in any shape or form. No implants. And my hair is not dyed. "

" I should like to think that we'll find peace on this Earth at some point and come to a collective consciousness of compassion for each other, where we say, 'Enough! Let us live as one!' "

" No one can escape life's pain. That's life. "

" I've been very fortunate that I've worked since I left drama school in 1976. "

" I've had my face sliced open one day. Stunt man went one way, and I went the same way and had a few stitches. "

" Actors have an innate sense of self and humanity, the good ones do, and of being generous of heart and generous of spirit. "

" It never felt real to me. I never felt I had complete ownership over Bond. Because you'd have these stupid one-liners - which I loathed - and I always felt phony doing them. "

" There are a lot of funny things that happen in one's life. "

" If I hadn't been an actor, I probably would have been a social worker. "

" I love 'Maxim,' actually. It's very cool. "

" Some people think my singing is superb. But they're mainly on strong medication and not allowed out much. "

" James Bond is one of those heroes that all guys feel they could actually be like. "

" I thought 'Moulin Rouge' was inspirational, and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' I loved. "

" The Danes and the Irish have a great simpatico, that's for sure. "

" The Danish filmmakers are a unique breed of filmmakers, with the Dogme films and Lars von Trier. "

" Acting allows me to explore new worlds, to discover characters by delving into their lives, and ultimately to become someone else entirely. "