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My wedding. It was at Skibo Castle long before Madonna or any of those people went there.
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I had this idiotic manager for a while who got me an Armani suit and then got the money off me.
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A black Russian terrier – I paid almost £4,000 for him.
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Becoming an actor at all, considering my background.
To stand up tall and aim for what you want.
To John, a really close friend who died last year. I'd love to see him one more time and say, 'Look, I'm sorry I wasn't around enough during your life.'
All this nonsense in the Middle East. It's hard not to think about it.
On Angela's Ashes, Alan Parker said to me, 'You've got the Bafta, just get in the door.' I was walking along the street to go into a shop and he saw me milking it a bit. It was a really good piece of advice.
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