I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments.
“Be regular and orderly in your life, that you may be violent and original in your work.”
“I've also worked hard portraying an Ireland which is fast disappearing. Ireland was a very depressed and difficult place in the 1980s, and I've tried to include that in the script. I worked really hard to find the heart of the book.”