What we do every St. Patty's day, which is wear green and drink a lot of Guinness. And maybe cry a little bit and laugh, and everyone will have to sing a song. That's how every funeral, christening, and wedding ends up in Ireland. Everyone ends up having to sing a song by the end of it.

I think if my child died I would prefer it if I were dead.

I appreciate the written word and spoken word more, but Atonement sort of established so much of me. It was a character that didn't really speak, and I found that a lot of the roles I was gravitating toward after that were kind of nonverbal.

We grew up with a camera in front of us.

Acting is one of these things that I can't really describe - it's just like, why do you love your mum and dad? You know, you just do.

I think acting is something that is within you. It's a very natural thing for me. It comes from myself, really.

I know most of the photographers in Ireland. And if I don't want my photograph taken, they will leave me alone.