The word ‘star’ doesn’t mean an awful lot to me. ‘Good actor’ and having the respect of one’s peers means more.
I thought ‘Moulin Rouge’ was inspirational, and ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ I loved.
A man becomes what he dreams. And I dreamed of being in the movies. I was brought up on Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Warren Beatty, and Cary Grant.
I’m very confident that Nick Hornby always gets it right as a writer. He has the vernacular and passion. He is adroit and dry, and balances humor with the humanity of life.
The forties are very cool and very pastoral. The fifties look like they’re pastoral, and then you get a bit more turbulence.
Susanne Bier’s work I’ve always really enjoyed. She’s just such a great filmmaker; she’s very cool and very sexy – that always helps, too.
It’s the ultimate goal every day you wake up, to be happy. At the end of the week, you want to be happy. Happy in love, happy in work, happy in life, happy with yourself. It’s pretty simple.
I know what it’s like to be famous. It’s good money and it’s great fun. A real kick in the pants. People wave at you and smile at you. You get great tables in restaurants. They send you gifts – beautiful clothes and cars.
I have had a singing teacher in L.A. for many, many years just to work on my voice as an actor.
I’m an artist, so I love the graphic design of Instagram.
People should be allowed to marry, and gay marriage should be out there. If a man or a woman has a good partner and they love each other with their heart and soul, let them marry. I am very much for gay marriage.
You want to believe in leaders, really believe in leaders. You want what they are saying to be truthful, and you want to trust them.
There are a lot of funny things that happen in one’s life.
I use so much of myself in everything I do. I think every actor does because you have no one else to go to but yourself and your own imagination.
Cancer is a very sad thing, but you can always take something from every experience.
My life started on the banks of the Boyne in County Meath. Navan is the name of the town; only me, Mom, Dad.
I have some wonderful suits in my closet, a lovely car, some refined watches.
I love the ukulele. It’s got a beautiful, melodic tone to it. There’s something innocent and romantic, and it’s just a grand instrument to play.
I am the actor that I am. I do what I do. I’ve been a ‘leading man’ playing romantic leads for a long time now.
You always bump into politics in life, and as a man, I’m party to a number of environmental issues that concern me first and foremost, as a man, as a father.