James Nesbitt Quotes
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Before I read the 'Bloody Sunday' script, I have to admit I hadn't thought about it that much. There was probably even part of me which assumed there was no smoke without fire. That the Catholics who were shot must have done something to provoke such a response from the army. I was extremely ignorant of the whole situation.
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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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Acting was a godsend. I found myself because I loved acting.
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Unification is less important than the fact Ireland is now conflict-free.
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The best way of enjoying your money is to spend it on other people. I don't need much.
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My mother certainly doesn't think I'm charming!
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I'm not very good at standard English.
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I'm not an actor who is often asked to be in period things.
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In my life, I have made the occasional catastrophic choice, and it's just a case of moving on and learning from it.
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My preference is for good writing. It doesn't matter if it's for film or TV. Whatever. It starts with the writing. Even though I've had problems with writers, it doesn't matter how great of an actor you are. If the writing is bad, you're going to struggle.
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I am in the public eye, and I accept that my actions may be open to question.
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My wife is a very strong woman.
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My early ambitions were the same as they are now - to play for Manchester United. I was, and still am, football mad.
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Improvising political dialogue is not easy.
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I'm increasingly realising our consciousness and subconsciousness are extremely different, and our subconsciousness motivates us, but so far, I don't know what drove or motivates me.
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Actually, I played Pontius Pilate as nice. An actor spends his life thinking he is Christ, and then he gets to play the character that killed him.
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Brain surgery is a fairly aggressive process. There's a lot to get through. There's the beautiful, delicate shaving first, which is really lovely. There's a wonderful ceremony of putting all the covers on, so only the little bit you're operating on is revealed. But once they make the incision and tear the skin back, the drill comes out.
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I don't think I'll be doing a lot more commercials.
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I'm an actor, learning lines and saying them in the right order.
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There's some irony in playing a journalist after some of the stuff that has been written about me, but it's a great profession, particularly investigative journalism.
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I actually started out on the stage as a singer.
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If you are a Northern Irish actor, maybe subconsciously more than consciously, you do have an instinctive responsibility at some point to tackle the recent history of where we have come from. It's not only a responsibility, but a privilege.
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I don't know a single person who doesn't regret the things that they did to hurt their parents, or the things they didn't say to them.
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Tumours can come out of nowhere.