If you are making a script based on a book it can be frustrating going back to the source novel, because you're turning the story into a totally different thing; the narrative of film is different from that of a book.

The worst piece of advice I've gotten in my whole career is from somebody who said, Remember, it's all about likeability.

You're always dealing with emotions as an actor.

I certainly am not a great believer in over-rehearsing between actors, and certainly not doing the dialogue too much.

Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.

I love to mix it up. I love to keep doing different things.

As I get older, I've been having a better and better time.