Liam Cunningham

“You always have to have a bit of fun if somebody is dead in a scene. That's a red rag to a bull for an actor. You do a little poking. You do things to annoy the actor. It's your job. You have to utilize the opportunity. You have to get through the day.”

“The best kind of art or writing holds up a mirror to society.”

“I get that people are worried about their mortgages and bills that have to be paid. They don't have time to worry about the Syrian refugees, and I get that. The thing about it is, when it gets worse and worse and worse and down the line, it's no longer restricted to these places.”

“I was so hungry when I started attempting acting. Not even to be a professional. Just to find out if I could act.”

“I hate the unfairness of injustice. Anybody who thinks they are better than others or 'chosen' or feel they have an entitlement... be it through monarchy, government or money. I think we are all born the same. We are entitled to an equal shot at life.”

“I think HBO and a couple of the other cable channels in America are making some of the best television that's ever been made.”

“I work like a dog when I have to, but when I'm not working, I get terribly lazy and could sit around all day.”

“I'm an inner city man, born and bred.”

“Good luck to you if you're lucky enough to have faith. Some of us aren't lucky enough. My mother has great faith and finds great comfort in it, and I'm jealous of her!”

“If I was offered the choice of an award for best actor or best supporting actor, I would go for supporting actor.”

“Whether it's theatre or TV or film, you're hoping you're going to bump into a writer that's got a bit of honour in him, that wants to tell a good story and is able to tell it well.”

“I suppose I am a bit of rough. I'm originally from Coolock: I'm rough around the edges.”

“There's an old actor's saying about how you don't work with children or animals. I disagree with both of them. Some of the best times I've ever had were working with kids because there's an honesty to them.”

“I did a season at the Royal Shakespeare Company. People say, 'Why aren't you doing theater anymore?' And I say, 'Look, my kids have gotten used to wearing shoes.'”