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Like safety, that you've got everything covered; no stress, no fear.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗
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Daryl McCormack
Irish actor
A sense of home.
When you’re younger you confuse love with chaos and passion and, as I’ve gotten older, I realise that love is the opposite: it’s peace and it feels safe, like home.
So many different types. When I first met my husband, electric and vital. When I first held my boys in my arms, an overwhelming flood of defiant protection and magic.
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My wedding. It was at Skibo Castle long before Madonna or any of those people went there.
I was on a plane in India and I thought it was going to crash. It was an old, rickety thing. It was pre-children - I wouldn't do it now.
As an honest man.
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.'
Becoming an actor at all, considering my background.
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