"Such sorrow— The cry of true compassion Sinks into my hard ego."

“True stories are always good because they're so odd, and so unlikely.”

“Half the people in Hollywood are dying to be discovered and the other half are afraid they will be.”

“I believe Fernand Point is one of the last true gourmands of the 20th century. His ruminations are extraordinary and thought-provoking. He has been an inspiration for legions of chefs.”

“You've got to break through this idea of being light as a ballerina. The heavier you'll feel, the lighter you'll look.”

“Once upon a time they had some bad luck, and they blame everything on that.”

“Everyone is aware that most of the built environment today lacks a natural order, an order which presents itself very strongly in places that were built centuries ago”

“I would have thought there's no greater country to watch rugby than New Zealand.”

“I suppose I look for humor in most situations because it humanizes things; it makes a character much more three-dimensional if there's some kind of humor. Not necessarily laugh-out-loud type of stuff, just a sense that there is a humorous edge to things. I do like that.”

Source : "Colm Meaney’s Manifest Destiny". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 7, 2012.