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The quote contrasts a Catholic ritual of confession with a Protestant habit of being questioned in interviews. It uses humor to suggest that Northern Irish Protestants are more likely to face public questioning than private absolution.
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Originally said in English.
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About James Nesbitt
Northern Irish actor
William James Nesbitt is an actor from Northern Ireland. Active from the late 1980s, he became widely known for his work on stage and screen. He has 117 quotes on the site. From 1987, Nesbitt spent seven years appearing in stage productions ranging from the musical Up on the Roof to the political drama Paddywack in 1994. He made his feature film debut as talent agent Fintan O'Donnell in Hear My Song in 1991, and later had his breakthrough on television as Adam Williams in the romantic comedy-drama Cold Feet, for which he won a British Comedy Award, a Television and Radio Industries Club Award, and a National Television Award.
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