But I know somebody who has a bedside urinal. How do I compete with that?

You can get through your whole day only around people who will tell you that you're wonderful. But pretty soon they're going to have to be lying about that.

That's what the holidays are for - for one person to tell the stories and another to dispute them. Isn't that the Irish way?

You know, the bigger you get and the more success you have, the more people you can fill your house with to tell you how great you are. You can do that.

I'm not afraid to look like a fool - and I think when you're not afraid, you never do.

Coffee and smoking are the last great addictions.

And while I might not always agree with the viewpoint I have to portray, because I play a district attorney, as an actress I can always tell myself that my character is trying to take the moral high ground.