“Before really high-pressured gigs I tend to freeze and crawl into bed....” — Ardal O'Hanlon Quote

“Before really high-pressured gigs I tend to freeze and crawl into bed. Under the covers you just feel safe for a little while.”

“Johnny Giles is my favourite Leeds player, without doubt. He was a fierce competitor. I met him once, at a black-tie event in Dublin, which was one of the great nights of my life.”

“When you grow up in a border area of Ireland, people are very wary and cagy and keep their head down at all times. Don't speak unless it's absolutely essential, and don't give anything away.”

“You promote your films; it's part of your job. You do the magazine covers and stuff, and then I try to live a really normal life. I definitely don't try to make it into any more craziness than it is.”

“I don't like being overexposed. I don't like being on covers. And I don't like people talking about me.”

“It's a birthmark called nevus of Ota. It covers the whole white of my eye and darkens it. The square of the eye, the white part, is completely dark on my right eye, not just the iris.”