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I was always interested in film, but I never knew how to go about becoming a filmmaker.

I'm Irish; I grew up in Ireland, and it's impossible to separate my background from who I am as a filmmaker.

It's so tough to get movies made in Ireland anymore. A whole generation of Irish filmmakers doesn't have the resources to get a movie made.

I'm a documentary filmmaker by training. You got to start with the real people and the real place.

It was great to work in Ireland because it's such a beautiful country, but it's not particularly easy to film in because the weather changes all the time.

I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and challenge yourself and take chances.

I want to pursue a career in film.

I always wanted to be a feature filmmaker and tried to treat that experience as some sort of elite film school where I could learn the craft, and got paid to learn the craft.

The interesting thing is that when you start out, people have no judgment and they see you young and fresh as a filmmaker - and because you have no experience yet, you're much more naive and think anything is possible.

I just want to work with good filmmakers and do good projects that mean something to me and play interesting characters. That's really it.