The herbalist I met a few times - it was great - she gave me literature about the different processes that an herbalist would do to make medicines from certain herbs and things.
I think the first role I ever played was Mr. Bumble in a production of 'Oliver.'
Doesn't everyone hate Kristen Stewart?
Modelling wasn't a passion of mine, so that made it get old kind of quickly. I was getting very frustrated.
I would've been a really big silent movie star.
When I was 18, I left Dublin and moved to Paris. I didn't speak French. I didn't know anyone. I felt like a fish out of water.
Many children with cancer in the developing world can be cured. But without appropriate treatment, few survive.
I would love to do some theater.
I would love to direct - or try my hand at it, anyway.
When I'm not on a crazy schedule, I'll try to do yoga or the gym once or twice a week.
I moved to Paris for two years, then to London, then New York in 2002. In that time, I also lived in Japan, Italy, Germany - I've been a bit of a gypsy.
I never thought of myself doing period. When you're in your acting classes, and you think about the kind of roles you want to play, it's always 'modern relationship drama'-type things.
I grew up in Ireland, and there were so many things we believed in.
It's a hard thing to imagine how somebody copes with grief and at the same time has to build a new life.
While 'Outlander' is a brilliant period show, Claire represents so many qualities of a 10th century modern-day woman: someone who is forging her own path, fighting for what she believes, and doing so with integrity.
The idea was always to be an actor.
I'm kind of a private person.
I'm just so glad that I started acting when I did because I had this wealth of life experience. I don't know if I'd have been able to handle it had I gone out to L.A. at 22.
When I was a kid, I loved 'Little Women.'
I think women today are really struggling with these dual roles: How do you have a full-time career and be ambitious and still take care of your family?
