Interviews

The Big Fella: An Interview with Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson’s name is synonymous with success. The big, handsome actor from Ballymena, Co. Antrim,…

Edna O’Brien

From the publication of her very first book, The Country Girls (1960) to her most…

Bill Murray

Born in Wilmette, Illinois on September B21, 1950, Bill Murray grew up, one of nine…

August September 2006 Issue Interview

Garry Hynes and “Druid Synge’

By Marilyn Cole Lownes, Contributor
August / September 2006Aug 1, 200610 min read

The Tony Award-winning director and founder of the Druid Theatre talks to Marilyn Cole Lownes about bringing J.M. Synge’s plays to New York. Squinting slightly in the noonday sun, Garry […]

1997 Archive August September 2003 Issue Feature In This Issue 1997 Interview Interviews September October 1997 Issue

Gregory Peck: A Class Act

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
August / September 2003Aug 1, 200329 min read

In June 1997, Peck, who rarely gave interviews in his last years, sat down with Irish America Editor Patricia Harty. An edited version of that interview follows. “Will you pour?” […]

1999 Feature In This Issue 1999 Interview June / July 1999

All About Aidan

By Darina Molloy

June / July 1999 Jun 1, 199919 min read

If Aidan Quinn were any more laid back he’d be horizontal. He’s just lolled his way through a two-hour photo shoot, and is now sprawled on the other side of […]

Feature In This Issue 1997 Interview Interviews January February 1997 Issue

Fionnoula Flanagan: Up Close and Personal

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
January / February 1997 Feb 3, 199731 min read

Actress Fionnula Flanagan is a beautiful woman who is not afraid to ditch the glamour if the role demands it Audiences who remember her as the green-eyed, sultry redhead in […]