Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop.

I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting.

I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them.

The way I see it, when I go out as an actor, it should be on a type of film I'm never going to do as a director.

It's an enormous wall that's built between you and your dreams. And if every day, you just chip away... It may take ten years, but eventually you just might see some light.

Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop.

But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist.