When I was young I read 'L'Etranger' by Camus, and it made me aware of the strangeness of life. Ciaran Hinds More Quotes by Ciaran Hinds More Quotes From Ciaran Hinds In good comedy, the structure comes from truth and that weird eye that looks at the way life is. Ciaran Hinds eye looks way The freedom to make my own mistakes is all I've ever wanted Ciaran Hinds my-own mistake wanted I'm looking forward to locking swords with Douglas Henshall and working against the stunning backdrop of Shetland. I came to Scotland a lot in the '70s and '80s in various theatre productions and of course to film Hallam Foe but this is the furthest I've ever been. Ciaran Hinds scotland looking-forward theatre If all you've got to do is a couple of lines, dear Jesus, don't let them down. Other people are taking responsibility. Ciaran Hinds couple responsibility jesus I quite enjoy more teamwork and offering something up into the mix. Ciaran Hinds enjoy offering teamwork Then you realize that the preparation and the planning of this small army of people trying to head to the single aim of creating a work that's going to excite people is very risky. Of course, the odds are that it's not going to work out because there are too many possibilities of it going wrong. Ciaran Hinds creating army odds In fact, most of the work that I have done for the American Hollywood things have not been in Hollywood. The studios are going out in Europe or around the place working. Ciaran Hinds going-out hollywood europe We've seen a lot of dirty politics in Ireland. We know from the French, their wonderfully neurotic presidents, that our hands are sort of tied. The Italians - I don't know where it stops. No nation can claim "We are an uncorrupt nation, therefore we will tell you what the morals of democracy are." Because it's going on everywhere. Ciaran Hinds democracy president dirty There has to be a reason of whether you look right or you bring the emotional or intellectual baggage of what's required for the storytelling. For me, it's not something I've aspired to say, "I'm going to be working in Hollywood." Ciaran Hinds hollywood emotional intellectual Conflict sometimes produces results, but more often than not it produces confusion at the level of everybody on the same track. Ciaran Hinds track levels confusion You know, Christianity has its own superstition anyway: Why you turn three times, what this saint means, why you pray to the patron saint of lost causes, why you go this way or that way. Ciaran Hinds saint three mean In fact, the difference between creative and interpretive, it all starts with the writing. Then if you can get the money together to make the film, then you're in touch with the visuals and the actual creation, and the sound of what you want to mean. Of course, some directors get inspired by what people do anyway. Don't feel the need [to stick to the script]. In fact, they sometimes go "That's not what I had in mind, but that suits the purpose well.". Ciaran Hinds writing mean people I float from one project to another project, so you miss people and you don't see them for years. Ciaran Hinds missing people years You get to an age when you lose people close to you. Ciaran Hinds loses age people I know I don't go looking for directors. Ciaran Hinds knows directors I've worked a lot with Noah Baumbach, and he doesn't make it easy to like his characters, but the stories are funny and witty and there's an edge to that kind of humanity. Ciaran Hinds humanity witty character Casting is very, very important. Ciaran Hinds casting important I don't use the word 'artists' lightly. Ciaran Hinds artist use I'm not a comic person at all. Ciaran Hinds comic persons When you find somebody who doesn't give and take, you go, 'Remind me never to work with you again.' Ciaran Hinds never me you work
