Ciaran Hinds

I'm not a comic person at all. It never reached me in the north of Ireland, in the '60s and '70s growing up. We used to get stupid comics like 'The Topper' and 'The Beezer,' things like that.

I know I don't go looking for directors. I always wonder why they chose me.

I come from theatre and I always go back every couple of years.

No nation can claim, 'We are an uncorrupt nation, therefore we will tell you what the morals of democracy are.'

I'd never really been in a series, where you see a man at different points and perspectives in his life. Usually it's a film, where I'm playing a character who just comes in and offers something up.

I never saw myself as being a cop on TV. I come from theatre, and I always go back every couple of years.

I'll tell you, being on set on 'Harry Potter' was nerve-wracking. It was surreal to be in a room with those three kids, all of whom know exactly what they're doing.

The joy of just being involved in something, of being part of a big process, just as a human being, it's nice to be part of people who are in the same enterprise, heading for the same goal, rather than, 'Oh this is all about me and my role. The story's about me.'

To be quite honest. I have seen a few things in 3D, and it didn't involve me anymore than when I saw something in 2D.

I never saw myself as being a cop on TV.

For all the acting you can do, the actual soul of someone does somehow permeate through their work.

My soul is still Irish.