I'm very much for strengthening our industry at home. It's great now there's a lot of work happening but I think with Irish film in particular, the views were starting to get a little stereotypical and we were pigeonholing ourselves a little bit. We needed to get out of that.

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

The written word can be powerful and beautiful - but films transport us to another place in a way that even the most evocative words never can.

I don't think you could get anything worse than losing a child. I think if my child died, I would prefer it if I were dead.

Lindsay Lohan was the 'It' girl from, like, 14. That's a lot of pressure.

I'm a huge Wes Anderson fan. I literally love every single film. He hasn't made a bad film; I've seen every single one. They've all been brilliant, from 'Bottle Rocket' up to 'Moonrise Kingdom,' they've all been wonderful.

I grew up my whole life in Ireland and obviously sound very, very Irish. I feel like it's just one of those things that just charms the socks off of people.