The idea of being given things that you don't necessarily deserve was always a difficult one for me to negotiate, and so I really always felt that I had to prove myself. Being the daughter of a famous man I guess is more easy than being the daughter of a famous woman, but at the same time there was a sense of really, with me, of wanting to earn my own way.

Of wanting to pay my own way. I never asked my parents for money. I preferred to steal from my parents than ask them for money.

Age is not enviable in America. It's not applauded all that strongly. You have to take it all with a grain of salt.

The terrible thing about acting is the stops and starts.

Going back to Ireland involves at least six to seven emotional breakdowns for me per day.

I think most actors like to be liked.

The idea of being given things that you don't necessarily deserve was always a difficult one for me to negotiate, and so I really always felt that I had to prove myself. Being the daughter of a famous man I guess is more easy than being the daughter of a famous woman, but at the same time there was a sense of really, with me, of wanting to earn my own way.