James Nesbitt Quotes

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• Martin Freeman as [Bilbo] is just a revelation.
• Like the character I played in Jekyll, we all have different masks we put on for different occasions. As much as we all want to…
• Funnily enough, Northern Ireland is a great example of where politics can win over conflict. The decision to down arms and follow a political path…
• The thing to remember is that the work comes first, and not to get distracted by anything else. If you keep focused on the work,…
• I feel old and vulnerable. I now realise that I knew nothing and know nothing, but back when my career was beginning, I thought I…
• Ours was a very progressive Protestant family, but my parents were God-loving rather than God-fearing. We went to church, and I still go with my…
• I've heard some duff Irish accents. The worst must be Mickey Rourke.
• My mother taught me what it is to have a sense of humour; my dad, who was a headmaster, everything you need to know about…
• I was one of the many kids in Northern Ireland who grew up in the countryside and had an idyllic childhood well away from the…
• When I was at drama school, I was totally broke, and a lot of my mates had jobs and were financially very good to me,…
• I spend my money on holidays and eating out, and it allows me to be generous.
• When I went to university, I was already working professionally with the Ulster Actors.
• I spend an awful lot of time by myself and enjoy that.
• Producers get very jittery about things.
• My best friends are still the ones I first attached myself to when I went to school because, all of a sudden, I was leaving…
• Something about theatre perhaps scared me.
• When you suddenly become successful, the change is enormous, both financially and in terms of recognition and the way people treat you. I found that…
• My wife is a very strong woman.
• Theatres, along with the likes of the Ulster Orchestra, for example, are the cultural heartbeats of our towns and cities, and without them, we are…
• Drama asks some uncomfortable questions at times... It goes to pretty dark places.

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