I can't control how people are going to react. I try not to worry about what I can't control.

Make them laugh, and then make them listen.

I loved working with Meryl Streep twice and I've gotten to work with my friend Liam Neeson on several occasions.

Life is hard for everyone. That's why there's such a nice reward at the end of it.

I would love, more than anything, to do an out-and-out farce with huge physical energy. Just because you're from the minimalist school, it doesn't mean you can't go big.

I think there's a down-to-earthness with Midwesterners and with people from the Midlands - which is where my family is from - in Ireland.

I'd wear clogs, short pants and ladies' bracelets. I created this aura for myself.