James Nesbitt Quotes

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James Nesbitt

Profession : Actor

Birth : January 15, 1965

I've heard some duff Irish accents. The worst must be Mickey Rourke.

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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 was one of the many kids in Northern Ireland who grew up in the countryside and had an idyllic childhood well away from the Troubles.

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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, so if, for example, I take them away on a trip to a football match in Europe, it means that I can pay them back a bit.

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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 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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There will only ever be 13 dwarves in 'The Hobbit' - and I was one of them. If I had my time again, would I do it? Yeah, I would.

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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 hard to deal with. I got very guilty about it, and I think I put up obstacles to prevent myself enjoying it.

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As I told Piers Morgan, 'Catholics have confession, whereas Northern Irish Protestants only have interviews.'

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My wife is a very strong woman.

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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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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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I grew up loving women and without misogyny, rancour or prejudice, totally loved and loving. And no matter what has happened since, I don't think I have treated women in my life very badly.

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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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Drama asks some uncomfortable questions at times... It goes to pretty dark places.

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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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I've never thought of myself as a classic leading man. I'm a character actor who happens to play leading roles. Come on, look at me. I'm really Desperate Dan.

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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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I lived a dual life, and when my dual life exploded, I began to feel much happier.

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