You're an actor who's Irish, not an Irish actor. And you shouldn't be limited by your extraction.

[We were very lucky that Sean [ Ellis ] researched the film [Anthropoid ] for many years.] We sort of piggybacked on his knowledge, and he gave us a lot of materials, which we read. For me, the greatest resource was actually shooting the film in Prague.

I think there's such a thing as a performance gene. If it's in your DNA it needs to come out. For me, it originally came out through music, then segued into acting and came out through there. I always needed to get up and perform.

The best roles you have to fight for. You have to really want to do it and you have to go after it.

You're an actor who's Irish, not an Irish actor. And you shouldn't be limited by your extraction.

I'd love to work in America, some of my favourite films come from America.

I’ve never done a film for the money