James Nesbitt Quotes
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I think often there is great rivalry between neurosurgeons and cardiac surgeons. I think I maybe have a bit of bias with neurosurgeons' opinion that nothing tops neurosurgery! But that makes for a quite interesting conflict between the two.
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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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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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All my adult life, there was the Troubles. That was the backdrop of my life.
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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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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.
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My agent Sue realised after 'Cold Feet' that I could have spent the rest of my life doing similar roles. So she was instrumental in moving me away from that.
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As I told Piers Morgan, 'Catholics have confession, whereas Northern Irish Protestants only have interviews.'
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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 would have been unthinkable once. It shows just what is possible.
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I didn't much like Las Vegas. The noise of the place and the whole 24-hour, 'let's play the slot machines all night' culture of the place just left me cold.
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Kids at a certain age don't necessarily want to be dragged to the other side of the world.
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My wife would say I'm more Hyde than Jekyll!
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I'm Ulster Presbyterian. We understand the need to work hard from an early age.
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Perhaps not being very self-aware in the past masked depression. I think I was confused. I think I was immature. I think I probably was quite depressed.
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I think a lot of us who grew up in Northern Ireland weren't politicised enough, frankly.
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Because I grew up with women, I have a certain amount of charm, and I'm all right to get on with, kind enough, funny enough, blah blah blah.
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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 much poorer for it.
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There's no such thing as unwanted attention for an actor.
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I loved my time growing up in Northern Ireland doing youth drama, that is where it all began for me.
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Acting was a godsend. I found myself because I loved acting.
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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 was a man when, in fact, I was a dewy-eyed boy who'd not seen an avocado or eaten a tomato.
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People love watching medical dramas - they also love watching documentaries about the workings of the brain.
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My mother certainly doesn't think I'm charming!
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Something about theatre perhaps scared me.