I wrote a script. I actually enjoyed writing it more than acting. It's about the Irish rebellion of 1920, which is a fascinating period and place for me

I guess if I weren't an actor, I'd be a history professor

Most of what gets made now, you laugh your way through, go home and forget you've seen it.

Even my agents say, 'We don't know what this business is anymore.'

Take characters that Nicholson or De Niro play: they're not always tough

In this industry, the new owners prefer to kill anything they weren't responsible for.

To people outside, they think, Gee, that's great. You get to go here and there. The other side of that is our expression, This is location, not vacation