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

I was lucky in the sense that I was never blessed with an overly reflective nature.

You've a very important, early decision to make in your life: are you going to be alone, or are you going to be with somebody else? Are you going to be sane, or not lonely? A couple is a strange thing; it's an organism that's half as intelligent as the most intelligent member. And you both know who it is!

I always try to address where I am. I'll talk to the people and try to find out what it is about that particular place that makes it distinct from everywhere else.

I have tried... believe me, I have tried to like rap music. It makes me feel so very, very old. I have tried to get home with the downies.

As an Irish person, there's a historical fascination with America: America is the default green and promised land for Irish people and Italians; that's what we grow up with.

You’re not going to learn anything if you’re not prepared to go flat, so I’m very happy to go flat.