Acting is the most brotherly and sisterly profession in the world.
Cyril Cusack

I am a nationalist... my native soil is the theatre.
Cyril Cusack

I am basically a religious man.
Cyril Cusack

I have been on my own all my life except during those touring days.
Cyril Cusack

I have tried to explore the little talent I have for writing.
Cyril Cusack

I love the theatre and theatre people.
Cyril Cusack

I was rather a fat little boy.
Cyril Cusack

If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am.
Cyril Cusack

In my younger years my dedication may have expressed itself egotistically.
Cyril Cusack

One's performance is often heightened by the brilliance and generosity of other actors.
Cyril Cusack


Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God.
Cyril Cusack

Simple stories... emerge as lovely films or television pieces.
Cyril Cusack

The actor has a constant problem of personal identity.
Cyril Cusack

The relationship with a live audience seems to me to count for more.
Cyril Cusack

Theatre has no national identity. It is something for the world, whether it is Irish, English, or French.
Cyril Cusack

They say 6 million people see you when you act in a film; it may only be 600 in a play. But the effect on the 600 may be truer and more lasting.
Cyril Cusack

To maintain one's individuality, integrity, and true personality in the theatre is a big task.
Cyril Cusack