Ours was a very progressive Protestant family, but my parents were God-loving rather than God-fearing. We went to church, and I still go with my mum and dad when I return home – it’s a family thing. I played flute in my dad’s marching band, but I had an integrated upbringing. We had a lot of Catholic friends. James Nesbitt Read Quote
As I told Piers Morgan, ‘Catholics have confession, whereas Northern Irish Protestants only have interviews.’ James Nesbitt Read Quote
Some actors can distance themselves from the parts they play, but I fall into the category who use bits of themselves. James Nesbitt Read Quote
I went to India with UNICEF in connection with Manchester United to raise money for children’s education. James Nesbitt Read Quote
When I went to university, I was already working professionally with the Ulster Actors. James Nesbitt Read Quote
If you are a Northern Irish actor, maybe subconsciously more than consciously, you do have an instinctive responsibility at some point to tackle the recent history of where we have come from. It’s not only a responsibility, but a privilege. James Nesbitt Read Quote
