Quotes About Irish

I'm Irish, I'm from New York, and I definitely have issues.

My parents were both first-generation Irish Catholics raised in Brooklyn.

It's not that I don't like American pop; I'm a huge admirer of it, but I think my roots came from a very English and Irish base. Is it all sort of totally non-American sounding, do you think?

The films that I've made with my company Irish DreamTime are close to my heart. 'The Greatest' being one of them, and 'Evelyn' being another.

I was brought up Irish, where there was room for my own private world.

London's been really good to me - England as a whole - but the Scots and the Irish especially are very appreciative because that's kind of where it all came from.

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

I would never accuse the Irish people of being in any way stupid.

I've always been fond of my heritage, particularly my Irish heritage. But I'm also from all over the world.

My parents are huge influences on me. My mother was an English teacher. My father played professional rugby and coached rugby for the Irish rugby team.

We used to speak Irish - Gaelic Irish - around the dinner table, but over the years, we lost that.

It's very difficult to break in Europe unless you break in England, and it's very difficult to break in England if you're Irish.

U2 and Sinead O'Connor - I haven't a clue why we're compared to them. Apart from us all being Irish, we've nothing in common.

The sport wouldn't be what it is without the fans, and at UFC 189, watching the Irish fans screaming 'Ole Ole Ole' was pretty amazing.

There's a certain kind of guy, a certain kind of humor, that goes with Irish cops and firemen.

There's no such thing as the 'Irish Internet.' It's just the Internet.

I don't think Ireland has really embraced me, but it is not really for me to say. Obviously, people shouldn't embrace me just because I'm Irish, but it is where I'm from. I'm extremely proud to be Irish.

I wasn't embraced as an Irish artist back in the Moloko days. Modern electronica isn't what you think of when you think of Irish music.

With Irish drama, things are told with humor.

The Irish crowd and the humour, they really get it. Them riffing with 'The Room' makes the film watchable for me.

The desert feels Irish in a way - lonely and barren.

I am a proud Englishman, having been born and raised in London. However, I am just as proud of my family's Irish heritage and my affinity and connection with the country.

My lineage is partially Irish.

I've been really inspired by my roots - my ancestors and Irish history.