“The forties are very cool and very pastoral. The fifties look like they're pastoral, and then you get a bit more turbulence.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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 have some wonderful suits in my closet, a lovely car, some refined watches.”

“My life started on the banks of the Boyne in County Meath. Navan is the name of the town; only me, Mom, Dad.”

“Cancer is a very sad thing, but you can always take something from every experience.”

“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.”

“There are a lot of funny things that happen in one's life.”

“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.”

“I'm an artist, so I love the graphic design of Instagram.”