At this moment, when Ireland seems about to break into something new, we thought it was worth looking back at a time when people seemed to have found a way out of the sectarian division of the country.

I believe some people in this business suffer from fame because they behave in a famous fashion.

The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you.

That was the beginning of modern acting for me. You don't have to tell a camera everything. It gets bored if you do and wants to look elsewhere.

People often refer to my career before The Crying Game as something which led up to that point. But I was very fulfilled in what I was doing.

At least when you're acting you can be someone. In front of the camera you have to be yourself. And who am I?

At this moment, when Ireland seems about to break into something new, we thought it was worth looking back at a time when people seemed to have found a way out of the sectarian division of the country.