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James Nesbitt quotes: It's easier to act in your own accent.

It's easier to act in your own accent.

James Nesbitt quotes: I don't think I'll be doing a lot more commercials.

I don't think I'll be doing a lot more commercials.

James Nesbitt quotes: Perhaps our imagination needs crime stories to fulfill some craving we have, as a way to assuage a darkness in ourselves.

Perhaps our imagination needs crime stories to fulfill some craving we have, as a way to assuage a darkness in ourselves.

James Nesbitt quotes: I'm not an actor who is often asked to be in period things.

I'm not an actor who is often asked to be in period things.

James Nesbitt quotes: Acting was a godsend. I found myself because I loved acting.

Acting was a godsend. I found myself because I loved acting.

James Nesbitt quotes: I'm not very good at standard English.

I'm not very good at standard English.

James Nesbitt quotes: I never forget that I'm extremely fortunate.

I never forget that I'm extremely fortunate.

James Nesbitt quotes: It's ridiculous, but it's horrible going bald. Anyone who says it isn't is lying.

It's ridiculous, but it's horrible going bald. Anyone who says it isn't is lying.

James Nesbitt quotes: I was one of the many kids in Northern Ireland who grew up in the countryside and had an idyllic childhood well away from the Troubles.

I was one of the many kids in Northern Ireland who grew up in the countryside and had an idyllic childhood well away from the Troubles.

James Nesbitt quotes: I'm not strong-willed enough or unkind enough ... or maybe simply not wise enough to tell a journalist that a subject is out of bounds.

I'm not strong-willed enough or unkind enough ... or maybe simply not wise enough to tell a journalist that a subject is out of bounds.

James Nesbitt quotes: I spend my money on holidays and eating out, and it allows me to be generous.

I spend my money on holidays and eating out, and it allows me to be generous.

James Nesbitt quotes: I actually started out on the stage as a singer.

I actually started out on the stage as a singer.

James Nesbitt quotes: I thought I was God's gift to mankind and the greatest Irishman since George Best.

I thought I was God's gift to mankind and the greatest Irishman since George Best.

James Nesbitt quotes: When people say, 'You're perceived as a sex symbol,' I love the idea of that because it's so absurd.

When people say, 'You're perceived as a sex symbol,' I love the idea of that because it's so absurd.

James Nesbitt quotes: No one wanted to own Bloody Sunday.

No one wanted to own Bloody Sunday.

James Nesbitt quotes: My wife is a very strong woman.

My wife is a very strong woman.

James Nesbitt quotes: I've heard some duff Irish accents. The worst must be Mickey Rourke.

I've heard some duff Irish accents. The worst must be Mickey Rourke.

James Nesbitt quotes: Martin Freeman as [Bilbo] is just a revelation.

Martin Freeman as [Bilbo] is just a revelation.

James Nesbitt quotes: 'Spoilt' is a euphemism for 'loved.'

'Spoilt' is a euphemism for 'loved.'

James Nesbitt quotes: My wife would say I'm more Hyde than Jekyll!

My wife would say I'm more Hyde than Jekyll!

James Nesbitt quotes: My mother certainly doesn't think I'm charming!

My mother certainly doesn't think I'm charming!

James Nesbitt quotes: I'm Ulster Presbyterian. We understand the need to work hard from an early age.

I'm Ulster Presbyterian. We understand the need to work hard from an early age.

James Nesbitt quotes: When you're brought up in a Unionist culture, you can't help but feel Unionist.

When you're brought up in a Unionist culture, you can't help but feel Unionist.

James Nesbitt quotes: I don't know a single person who doesn't regret the things that they did to hurt their parents, or the things they didn't say to them.

I don't know a single person who doesn't regret the things that they did to hurt their parents, or the things they didn't say to them.

James Nesbitt quotes: Kids at a certain age don't necessarily want to be dragged to the other side of the world.

Kids at a certain age don't necessarily want to be dragged to the other side of the world.

James Nesbitt quotes: Richard Armitage is very good at the old horse riding because of course he did it in 'Robin Hood,' so he's very good at that.

Richard Armitage is very good at the old horse riding because of course he did it in 'Robin Hood,' so he's very good at that.

James Nesbitt quotes: Improvising political dialogue is not easy.

Improvising political dialogue is not easy.

James Nesbitt quotes: The whole process of making 'Bloody Sunday' was difficult but extraordinary.

The whole process of making 'Bloody Sunday' was difficult but extraordinary.

James Nesbitt quotes: I went to India with UNICEF in connection with Manchester United to raise money for children's education.

I went to India with UNICEF in connection with Manchester United to raise money for children's education.

James Nesbitt quotes: New Zealand is a place where you can get well.

New Zealand is a place where you can get well.

James Nesbitt quotes: My nightmare is that I don't want to be OK.

My nightmare is that I don't want to be OK.

James Nesbitt quotes: If you are going to tell a story about a child going missing, it's going to have similarities with a real life child going missing.

If you are going to tell a story about a child going missing, it's going to have similarities with a real life child going missing.

James Nesbitt quotes: Northern Ireland has treated me well, you know?

Northern Ireland has treated me well, you know?

James Nesbitt quotes: I am in the public eye, and I accept that my actions may be open to question.

I am in the public eye, and I accept that my actions may be open to question.

James Nesbitt quotes: I get an awful lot of people coming up and saying they went to school with me. There must have been 80,000 pupils at that school!

I get an awful lot of people coming up and saying they went to school with me. There must have been 80,000 pupils at that school!

James Nesbitt quotes: I've got a history in my life of difficult times.

I've got a history in my life of difficult times.

James Nesbitt quotes: There will only ever be 13 dwarves in 'The Hobbit' - and I was one of them. If I had my time again, would I do it? Yeah, I would.

There will only ever be 13 dwarves in 'The Hobbit' - and I was one of them. If I had my time again, would I do it? Yeah, I would.

James Nesbitt quotes: I loved my time growing up in Northern Ireland doing youth drama, that is where it all began for me.

I loved my time growing up in Northern Ireland doing youth drama, that is where it all began for me.

James Nesbitt quotes: Because I grew up with women, I have a certain amount of charm, and I'm all right to get on with, kind enough, funny enough, blah blah blah.

Because I grew up with women, I have a certain amount of charm, and I'm all right to get on with, kind enough, funny enough, blah blah blah.

James Nesbitt quotes: I've always been a family man and count myself as one of those who are lucky to have the comfort of a family.

I've always been a family man and count myself as one of those who are lucky to have the comfort of a family.

James Nesbitt quotes: People don't watch TV only to relate to stuff. They also watch to find out about a world they can't relate to.

People don't watch TV only to relate to stuff. They also watch to find out about a world they can't relate to.

James Nesbitt quotes: In my life, I have made the occasional catastrophic choice, and it's just a case of moving on and learning from it.

In my life, I have made the occasional catastrophic choice, and it's just a case of moving on and learning from it.

James Nesbitt quotes: All my adult life, there was the Troubles. That was the backdrop of my life.

All my adult life, there was the Troubles. That was the backdrop of my life.

James Nesbitt quotes: Love your parents, but don't have them as your mates.

Love your parents, but don't have them as your mates.

James Nesbitt quotes: Tumours can come out of nowhere.

Tumours can come out of nowhere.

James Nesbitt quotes: When I went to university, I was already working professionally with the Ulster Actors.

When I went to university, I was already working professionally with the Ulster Actors.

James Nesbitt quotes: I'd be a very easy therapist's subject.

I'd be a very easy therapist's subject.

James Nesbitt quotes: It's easy to get carried away with yourself.

It's easy to get carried away with yourself.

James Nesbitt quotes: I spend an awful lot of time by myself and enjoy that.

I spend an awful lot of time by myself and enjoy that.

James Nesbitt quotes: I'm an actor, learning lines and saying them in the right order.

I'm an actor, learning lines and saying them in the right order.

James Nesbitt quotes: I think teaching should be a vocation, and they should be paid more for it.

I think teaching should be a vocation, and they should be paid more for it.

James Nesbitt quotes: I do commercials, but I also go to Sudan as an ambassador for UNICEF.

I do commercials, but I also go to Sudan as an ambassador for UNICEF.

James Nesbitt quotes: You can get a bit world-weary in this job, and 'The Passion' reminded me of what a fantastic job acting is and how lucky I am to be doing it.

You can get a bit world-weary in this job, and 'The Passion' reminded me of what a fantastic job acting is and how lucky I am to be doing it.

James Nesbitt quotes: While I've never 'phoned in' a performance, I think I have given some performances where I could have been a bit braver.

While I've never 'phoned in' a performance, I think I have given some performances where I could have been a bit braver.

James Nesbitt quotes: Drama asks some uncomfortable questions at times ... It goes to pretty dark places.

Drama asks some uncomfortable questions at times ... It goes to pretty dark places.

James Nesbitt quotes: Although surgeons know how to deal with bits of the brain, they don't really know how it works.

Although surgeons know how to deal with bits of the brain, they don't really know how it works.

James Nesbitt quotes: As fabulous as technology is, it can also make us very anxious.

As fabulous as technology is, it can also make us very anxious.

James Nesbitt quotes: Ever since I left Northern Ireland, I've always been pretty comfortable on my own, which contradicts a lot of people's perceptions of me.

Ever since I left Northern Ireland, I've always been pretty comfortable on my own, which contradicts a lot of people's perceptions of me.

James Nesbitt quotes: Producers get very jittery about things.

Producers get very jittery about things.

James Nesbitt quotes: Belfast is a city which, while not forgetting its past, is living comfortably with its present and looking forward to its future.

Belfast is a city which, while not forgetting its past, is living comfortably with its present and looking forward to its future.

James Nesbitt quotes: I think a lot of us who grew up in Northern Ireland weren't politicised enough, frankly.

I think a lot of us who grew up in Northern Ireland weren't politicised enough, frankly.

James Nesbitt quotes: People love watching medical dramas - they also love watching documentaries about the workings of the brain.

People love watching medical dramas - they also love watching documentaries about the workings of the brain.

James Nesbitt quotes: Supporting drama for young people is close to my heart.

Supporting drama for young people is close to my heart.

James Nesbitt quotes: Something about theatre perhaps scared me.

Something about theatre perhaps scared me.

James Nesbitt quotes: I lived a dual life, and when my dual life exploded, I began to feel much happier.

I lived a dual life, and when my dual life exploded, I began to feel much happier.

James Nesbitt quotes: I started a French degree at university, but packed it in when I realised I really wanted to be an actor.

I started a French degree at university, but packed it in when I realised I really wanted to be an actor.

James Nesbitt quotes: Unification is less important than the fact Ireland is now conflict-free.

Unification is less important than the fact Ireland is now conflict-free.

James Nesbitt quotes: Actually, I played Pontius Pilate as nice. An actor spends his life thinking he is Christ, and then he gets to play the character that killed him.

Actually, I played Pontius Pilate as nice. An actor spends his life thinking he is Christ, and then he gets to play the character that killed him.

James Nesbitt quotes: As I told Piers Morgan, 'Catholics have confession, whereas Northern Irish Protestants only have interviews.'

As I told Piers Morgan, 'Catholics have confession, whereas Northern Irish Protestants only have interviews.'

James Nesbitt quotes: It's hard to make a film in Britain. It's hard to raise money. The best stuff that is shot on film in Britain is usually shot on film for television.

It's hard to make a film in Britain. It's hard to raise money. The best stuff that is shot on film in Britain is usually shot on film for television.

James Nesbitt quotes: I've never felt that acting was my vocation - never had that tortured thing. I love acting, but it doesn't feed my soul.

I've never felt that acting was my vocation - never had that tortured thing. I love acting, but it doesn't feed my soul.

James Nesbitt quotes: The best way of enjoying your money is to spend it on other people. I don't need much.

The best way of enjoying your money is to spend it on other people. I don't need much.

James Nesbitt quotes: Some actors can distance themselves from the parts they play, but I fall into the category who use bits of themselves.

Some actors can distance themselves from the parts they play, but I fall into the category who use bits of themselves.

James Nesbitt quotes: There's no such thing as unwanted attention for an actor.

There's no such thing as unwanted attention for an actor.

James Nesbitt quotes: Acting is something you didn't do in Ireland.

Acting is something you didn't do in Ireland.

James Nesbitt quotes: I love nothing more than going to eat by myself with a newspaper.

I love nothing more than going to eat by myself with a newspaper.

James Nesbitt quotes: My early ambitions were the same as they are now - to play for Manchester United. I was, and still am, football mad.

My early ambitions were the same as they are now - to play for Manchester United. I was, and still am, football mad.