Gabriel ByrneEvery minute of every day, a child under 15 is infected with HIV - the overwhelming majority of children under 15 who are HIV-positive get infected through their mothers at birth.… ▶371Death
Gabriel ByrneI thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in that way is probably the greatest thing you can do as a human being.361HumanityLifeThought
Gabriel ByrneI had one of the best days of my life. I spent the afternoon with my two kids and my ex-wife at Serendipity. Then I came to the theater, and you know, I think I did the play the b… ▶351LifeThought
Gabriel ByrneI think there's a bit of the devil in everybody. There's a bit of a priest in everybody, too, but I enjoyed playing the devil more. He was more fun.331Thought
Gabriel ByrneAnd then, I suppose, there's also a cinematic reality on top of that. Because it was extremely difficult to keep tabs on, it was quite confusing acting that.359Truth
Gabriel ByrneUnfortunately, I experienced some sexual abuse. It was a known and admitted fact of life amongst us that there was this particular man, and you didn't want to be left in the dress… ▶339LifeTruth
Gabriel ByrnePresents don't really mean much to me. I don't want to sound mawkish, but - it was the realization that I have a great many people in my life who really love me, and who I really … ▶307HumanityLifeLove
Gabriel ByrneI don't think we're living in great times for movies, to tell you the truth.231LifeThoughtTime
Gabriel ByrneFrom doing A Moon for the Misbegotten, I've learned that nobody's love can save anybody else. There are people who want to die, and nothing or nobody will stop them. The only one … ▶297DeathHumanityLove
Gabriel ByrneWhat is that song that Willie Nelson sang? 'Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few.' I think of that. No big deal. I've reached a stage in my life where I am content.275LifeThought
Gabriel ByrneNobody knows anybody. Not that well.254Truth
Gabriel ByrneThe manner of your death is not your choosing. But how you prepare for death is2810Death
Gabriel ByrneI'm not a very gregarious person. I can't bear attention being called to me in a public place, which is ridiculous in a business that pays you to be noticed.193Life
Gabriel ByrneIt's actually pretty complex, because there's two levels of reality in the narrative. One is what really took place, and the other is Spider's poisoned version of what took place.2510Truth
Gabriel ByrneA completely disrespectful photographer was asked to stop taking photographs, and then said, 'I've got what I want. What are you going to do about it?' How would you feel if someb… ▶216Thought
Gabriel ByrneIt was either Voltaire or Charlie Sheen who said, 'We are born alone. We live alone. We die alone. And anything in between that can give us the illusion that we're not, we cling t… ▶205Death
Gabriel ByrneThe only way you can continue to make artistic films is to make an occasional one of those. They kind of keep your marketability going to the extent that people will employ you.206Humanity
Gabriel ByrneNot to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good.217Humanity
Gabriel ByrneI called Kevin Spacey one day about something else, but he didnt say to me calm down, like The New York Times said. Because I was not deranged.229Time
Gabriel ByrneI still cannot fathom how difficult it was for the women I met to find out that they were HIV-positive. It is such a courageous undertaking in countries where there is still consi… ▶1810LifeReflection
