I must admit, even though I'm the product of two Jewish parents, I think the Irish temper got in there somewhere, so I'm going to check Mom's genealogy.
William Congreve is the only sophisticated playwright England has produced; and like Shaw, Sheridan, and Wilde, his nearest rivals, he was brought up in Ireland.
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.
Australia without the Irish would be unthinkable... unimaginable... unspeakable.
If this humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to the infusion into the American people of the Irish brain.
Ireland and America, music-wise, are very closely related. The Irish came over with their fiddles in hand, and you can hear it in the bluegrass and rockabilly. I love it when music from different countries combine.
Chicago is a Eastern European city of unknown ethnic origin, run by Irishmen.
There's a lot of Irish in London and have been for years - they're very much a part of the city.
I'm Irish; I grew up in Ireland, and it's impossible to separate my background from who I am as a filmmaker.
