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" When I was young I read 'L'Etranger' by Camus, and it made me aware of the strangeness of life. "
Ciaran Hinds
Me
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Made
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" I don't think I'm very fashionable. I drink a fair amount of Barry's Tea, from Cork - but might that be fashionable? I don't know. "
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" In good comedy, the structure comes from truth and that weird eye that looks at the way life is. "
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" It's so tough to get movies made in Ireland anymore. A whole generation of Irish filmmakers doesn't have the resources to get a movie made. "
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