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Small: I knew I was alone in a way that no earthling has ever been before
"I knew I was alone in a way that no earthling has ever been before"
Michael Collins, Leader
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Small: Early this morning, I signed my death warrant
"Early this morning, I signed my death warrant"
Michael Collins, Leader
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Small: I do not share the wish to see my language dead and decently buried
"I do not share the wish to see my language dead and decently buried"
Douglas Hyde, Politician
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Small: As our language wanes and dies, the golden legends of the far-off centuries fade and pass away. No one sees th
"As our language wanes and dies, the golden legends of the far-off centuries fade and pass away. No one sees their influence upon culture; no one sees their educational power"
Douglas Hyde, Politician
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Small: All the worlds a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed
"All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed"
Sean O'Casey, Playwright
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Small: Im very picky, and Im never 100% happy with the work I do I hate watching myself and hearing my voice
Samantha Mumba
"I'm very picky, and I'm never 100% happy with the work I do; I hate watching myself and hearing my voice"
Samantha Mumba, Musician
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Small: Im having a great time. Its like Im on some ridiculous big roller coaster not knowing whats happening next, bu
Samantha Mumba
"I'm having a great time. It's like I'm on some ridiculous big roller coaster not knowing what's happening next, but just having a great time on the ride"
Samantha Mumba, Musician
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Small: I used to love watching him as a player, so it is a joy to play alongside him. I might take the mickey out of
"I used to love watching him as a player, so it is a joy to play alongside him. I might take the mickey out of him, but deep down I have so much admiration for him"
Robbie Keane, Athlete
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Small: I am happy at Leeds and I want to stay. There has been talk that Leeds might sell some players, but all the pl
"I am happy at Leeds and I want to stay. There has been talk that Leeds might sell some players, but all the players believe we can win some silverware next season and it is important that we are all kept together"
Robbie Keane, Athlete
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Small: We were given no chance against them, but we held our own and we will be trying to do the same this summer
"We were given no chance against them, but we held our own and we will be trying to do the same this summer"
Robbie Keane, Athlete
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Small: We get on well and it wont be too much trouble spending so much time with him. He has a strange way of sleepin
"We get on well and it won't be too much trouble spending so much time with him. He has a strange way of sleeping as he likes to kick off all the blankets and just have them up by his chest"
Robbie Keane, Athlete
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Small: Im based in London now. Im renting an apartment, making my own little home. Its great because I am around peop
Samantha Mumba
"I'm based in London now. I'm renting an apartment, making my own little home. It's great because I am around people all the time and I need my own space to get away from it all"
Samantha Mumba, Musician
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Small: Theres a lot of Doyle in me. I dont know where I begin and Doyle ends or where Doyle begins and I end
Glenn Quinn
"There's a lot of Doyle in me. I don't know where I begin and Doyle ends or where Doyle begins and I end"
Glenn Quinn, Actor
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Small: As soon as I did, everything, the whole room, just clicked
Glenn Quinn
"As soon as I did, everything, the whole room, just clicked"
Glenn Quinn, Actor
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Small: Its nice to work with Hollywood because there is never any question of resources put at your disposal to make
"It's nice to work with Hollywood because there is never any question of resources put at your disposal to make a film as long as it is the right thing to do"
Neil Jordan, Director
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Small: It is extremely difficult to get movies that cost more than 40 million to be made these days
"It is extremely difficult to get movies that cost more than $40 million to be made these days"
Neil Jordan, Director
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Small: I mean I grew up in Ireland, so one would have to be consciously blinkered not to have reflected on the issue
"I mean I grew up in Ireland, so one would have to be consciously blinkered not to have reflected on the issue of political violence because that was the story since I was 19 years old or 20"
Neil Jordan, Director
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Small: For me, the filmmaking has to be about the dramaturgy
"For me, the filmmaking has to be about the dramaturgy"
Neil Jordan, Director
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Small: While I was in London it was completely upside-down. I got a whole new life and it was a challenge to keep in
Evanna Lynch
"While I was in London it was completely upside-down. I got a whole new life and it was a challenge to keep in touch with my life in Ireland, but it was great fun. Now though, I've been back home since November and gradually all connections with my HP life have been fading"
Evanna Lynch, Actress
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Small: About 200 girls went into a room and there were two casting agents and they asked you to say your name and whe
Evanna Lynch
"About 200 girls went into a room and there were two casting agents and they asked you to say your name and where you came from and then they picked two or three out of that. And they sent you into a room and I was really nervous and kept dropping things and I was going the wrong way and everything. Then she gave us a script and you had to learn it"
Evanna Lynch, Actress
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Small: Well, if youre talking about the current climate, theres a lack of content in American film because I think pe
"Well, if you're talking about the current climate, there's a lack of content in American film because I think people are deeply confused about their emotions, and they don't regret certain aspects of their own foreign policy"
Neil Jordan, Director
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Small: Well, I suppose Im interested in ways of storytelling and in stories that are about storytelling
"Well, I suppose I'm interested in ways of storytelling and in stories that are about storytelling"
Neil Jordan, Director
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Small: The most difficult thing is the organization of people and the expression of your intentions. Its very easy to
"The most difficult thing is the organization of people and the expression of your intentions. It's very easy to have a picture in your head and to imagine that you've told everybody about what you need"
Neil Jordan, Director
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Small: I cant do a film if I dont start with the writing
"I can't do a film if I don't start with the writing"
Neil Jordan, Director
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Small: It is a most disgraceful shame the way in which Irishmen are brought up. They are ashamed of their language, i
"It is a most disgraceful shame the way in which Irishmen are brought up. They are ashamed of their language, institutions, and of everything Irish"
Douglas Hyde, Politician
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Small: Every crag and gnarled tree and lonely valley has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it
"Every crag and gnarled tree and lonely valley has its own strange and graceful legend attached to it"
Douglas Hyde, Politician
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Small: Never were two people more opposite in sentiment than my companions
"Never were two people more opposite in sentiment than my companions"
William Hamilton Maxwell, Novelist
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Small: Irishmen are not reserved, and the company appeared dying to be intimately acquainted
"Irishmen are not reserved, and the company appeared dying to be intimately acquainted"
William Hamilton Maxwell, Novelist
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Small: Billing and cooing to me is worse to witness an execution
"Billing and cooing to me is worse to witness an execution"
William Hamilton Maxwell, Novelist
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Small: Every St. Patricks Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to
"Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to"
Shane Leslie, Diplomat
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Small: Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness colds come and go as a
"Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter of course, sprains and cuts claim momentary attention, but otherwise the health of the battalion is perfect"
Patrick MacGill, Journalist
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Small: Divisional exercise is a great game of make-believe
"Divisional exercise is a great game of make-believe"
Patrick MacGill, Journalist
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Small: The fact is that a car used by Gerry Adams and myself during the course of the Mitchell review was bugged by e
"The fact is that a car used by Gerry Adams and myself during the course of the Mitchell review was bugged by elements within British military intelligence"
Martin McGuinness, Politician
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Small: Thats healthy and good for us that there are people who are prepared to question what we are doing
"That's healthy and good for us that there are people who are prepared to question what we are doing"
Martin McGuinness, Politician
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Small: Our ability to make a decision about the declaration is hampered by the British government being reluctant to
"Our ability to make a decision about the declaration is hampered by the British government being reluctant to give us the clarification which we require"
Martin McGuinness, Politician
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Small: I always start from scratch with a character - theyre never based on anyone else. You get ideas of what people
"I always start from scratch with a character - they're never based on anyone else. You get ideas of what people look like, and I'm a great people watcher. You can draw inspiration from people"
Amanda Burton, Actress
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Small: Theres an assumption in many of these cultures that these children are mentally retarded, when in fact theyre
"There's an assumption in many of these cultures that these children are mentally retarded, when in fact they're not at all. I saw how the operation affects the child, as well as the child's family and often the village"
Roma Downey, Actress
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Small: If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness
"If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness"
Roma Downey, Actress
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Small: Only disaster can follow divided counsels and opposing wills
"Only disaster can follow divided counsels and opposing wills"
Thomas John Barnardo, Celebrity
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Small: Wealth often takes away chances from men as well as poverty. There is none to tell the rich to go on striving,
"Wealth often takes away chances from men as well as poverty. There is none to tell the rich to go on striving, for a rich man makes the law that hallows and hollows his own life"
Sean O'Casey, Playwright
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