Idioms are a big thing in Ireland. They want to fill the time, to show how good they are at talk - it's a talk-off

Men look at breasts the way women look at babies. 'Aw, isn't that lovely?'

I think you should, yeah. You should wash your beard, then shave it off, nail it to a Frisbee and fling it over a rainbow.

I'm a quitter. I come from a long line of quitters. It's amazing I'm here at all.

If you're talking about crowd enthusiasm, it varies. I have a decent following in Australia so I like there. I'm interested in playing everywhere.

There's always a host of voices you're inspired by. I love Don DeLillo, and I love Isaac Bashevis Singer, and I love Beckett, and I love Pinter. He's one of the funniest voices in English literature since Dickens.

I'm delighted to make as many people feel ashamed as possible. There's probably a site like that for everybody. I've heard Newt Gingrich has his own as well.