I think there's something in the fact that it's hard to be good looking and funny. You have to have an oddball quality; people have to sympathise with you to find you funny.

I guess I'm an atheist. But I would say I have very good relationships with the priests that I grew up with. I was an altar boy growing up, and the men of God in my life have always been really lovely, intelligent, well-informed, kind men. So I feel very loyal to their beliefs as much as anything else.

I think I'm going to keep my Irish accent forever now in any movie I make, because chicks dig it and that's all I care about now!

I definitely enjoy an audience, when I'm performing. As I get older I'm kind of less comfortable at being demonstrative. I always fancied myself as a raconteur, but that never really worked out.

Being at the genesis of the creative process is definitely something I want to keep doing. It's just such a great buzz.

All of this talk of recession offends me. I am delighted that bankers have less money.

When I say I hate nostalgia, I hate things set in the recent past where everything is shiny and new.