Because I’ve been so bad at looking after myself, how would I ever look after a kid? But the old cliche applied: they handed her to me, and my world turned upside down – and I realised I was now going to be vulnerable in more ways than I expected. Ken Bruen Read Quote
After five awful movies, I admitted failure and said I was not cut out to be an actor. But how many people get a chance to live their dream? Ken Bruen Read Quote
Jack Taylor was a private investigator in Galway, which seemed like madness. I used lots of Galway-isms, which seemed like madness, too. Ken Bruen Read Quote
My own life has had so many twists that I keep thinking I’ll have one blessing that is not in disguise. Ken Bruen Read Quote
I was a failed actor, but for 25 years, I got to go on stage anyway, and I loved it. I’ve still got the day job, and the travel bug. Ken Bruen Read Quote
I committed a cardinal sin as a kid. I never spoke, and my mother thought there was something seriously wrong with me. A silent child is regarded as a problem in Ireland, and I just read all the time. Ken Bruen Read Quote
The tourist board have put a bounty on me head, but they like the biz from tourists. Ken Bruen Read Quote
The only book in our home was the Bible. My parents forbade books. They thought I needed help because I wanted to be a writer! Ken Bruen Read Quote
My father believed a real man didn’t read, and my parents hoped I’d get some sense and find a job in insurance. Ken Bruen Read Quote
