Listen, I'm from Belfast. We're not polite people. And it's language. We're direct.
Cursing is heavily used in the Irish language. It's not a stretch for me, and I have no qualms about it. It doesn't fall far from the real me.
Being a good actor is sort of understanding the complexity of the human psyche and also knowing that we are none of us perfect.
It's definitely hard to say good-bye to a character that you've played for a long time.