James Nesbitt Quotes
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As fabulous as technology is, it can also make us very anxious.
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I spend an awful lot of time by myself and enjoy that.
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It's easier to act in your own accent.
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If you are going to tell a story about a child going missing, it's going to have similarities with a real life child going missing.
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If I get to the end of my life, and people say, 'He was in 'Cold Feet,' well, I was, and it was great. I thought the fourth series wasn't great. I thought there were weak episodes throughout. Overall, I thought it was a good show, it had an impact, it dealt with a lot of issues, and it was a great part.
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Drama asks some uncomfortable questions at times... It goes to pretty dark places.
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Several years ago, I began losing my hair, and like a lot of men, it was a major concern to me, in fact it was practically an obsession. But, also I'm an actor, so I'm in the public eye a lot and I really felt that my hair loss could affect my career prospects.
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People don't watch TV only to relate to stuff. They also watch to find out about a world they can't relate to.
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Northern Ireland has treated me well, you know?
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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, everything else will fall into place. That's my mantra now.
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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 hard work. My dad is the most decent man you could come across.
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It's ridiculous, but it's horrible going bald. Anyone who says it isn't is lying.
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Although surgeons know how to deal with bits of the brain, they don't really know how it works.
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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 mum and dad when I return home - it's a family thing. I played flute in my dad's marching band, but I had an integrated upbringing. We had a lot of Catholic friends.
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I started a French degree at university, but packed it in when I realised I really wanted to be an actor.
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I went to India with UNICEF in connection with Manchester United to raise money for children's education.
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Richard Armitage is very good at the old horse riding because of course he did it in 'Robin Hood,' so he's very good at that.
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My wife would say I'm more Hyde than Jekyll!
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When I turned 40, subconsciously, life was a blank sheet. Before, it was disjointed, and I was very displaced and quite mad, but it was a brilliant time. Everyone thinks I must have been unhappy.
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I'd be a very easy therapist's subject.
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All my adult life, there was the Troubles. That was the backdrop of my life.
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I spend my money on holidays and eating out, and it allows me to be generous.
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I'm Ulster Presbyterian. We understand the need to work hard from an early age.
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The reality of life in Northern Ireland is that if you were Protestant, you learned British history, and if you were Catholic, you learned Irish history in school.