...Venice has been the living future of contemporary American history since its inception.

The Irish Catholic side was married to the life of an actor and I found out acting could be a form of prayer.

It's funny, but you get to a time in your life when you think you have all the friends you will ever have.

I always wanted to be a cowboy, and Jedi Knights are basically cowboys in space, right?

I will never become a director or a movie producer. I was always looking at picture directing because I didn't know what to do! You can't be a movie director without real preparation.

I certainly notice the vitality in Belfast, which wasn't there in the Seventies. There was a war going on then. Now there are cranes everywhere. There really is a sense of renewal and hope.

I have friends who have daughters and there's times I think I'm glad I have boys instead of girls.