I once saw my mother playing Mary Magdalene in a parish event. But she had to put the role aside in order to go and front the choir who were singing at the same occasion. She left the stage halfway through the Crucifixion.

I think America becomes more disgruntled by going to the movies and having an endlessly good time at them.

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

And by endlessly sanitizing our feelings, we actually feed a disgruntled nation.

I take the theater seriously in that I loathe it, I'm bored by it.

There once was a demographic survey done to determine if money was connected to happiness and Ireland was the only place where this did not turn out to be true.

My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin.