Chris O'Dowd has told the Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that he would "never say never" to moving back home to Ireland.
The Get Shorty and Bridesmaids star has been back in Ireland of late to make his new series, Small Town, Big Story; record a new season of the much-loved animated show Puffin Rock, and serve as the grand marshal of the Boyle Arts Festival in his native Boyle, Co Roscommon.
O'Dowd said he and his author wife Dawn O'Porter and their children have returned to live in the UK after a number of years in California and are based "in London anyway for the moment".
"Would you ever end up here, no?" asked the host.
"Maybe, maybe, never say never," O'Dowd replied. "I mean, I'm here a good bit at the moment anyway. The kids love it over here so we'll see what happens in the future. One step at a time, Ray, do you know what I'm talking about?"
O'Dowd is hoping Small Town, Big Story, which sees him as writer, director, and cast member, will find an audience among fans of his much-loved show Moone Boy.
"It's set in a similar place, I suppose, in that it's kind of set in, like, Leitrim/north Leitrim/south Fermanagh," he explained. "So in the northwest, in a fictional town called Drumbán. It'll be out in the autumn on Sky."
"It's essentially about a small town where a big TV show, like a really terrible version of Game of Thrones, comes to film. [It's] called I Am Celt!" he continued.
"It's a comedy-drama. We've got Paddy Considine and Christina Hendricks and Eileen Walsh leading the cast, which is exciting. And I come in and do a little bit on it myself, but I mostly direct and write this one.
"But it's great craic. I'm in the final throes of it right now, we're just handing in episodes. So I can't really tell if it's good or bad anymore, but I'm looking forward to it!"
In the meantime, the Boyle Arts Festival runs until Saturday 27 July.
"It is a town full of creativity," O'Dowd enthused. "It's actually really a town full of head-the-balls masquerading as creative types! And it really keeps your soul on its toes, you know, being around those kind of people.
"It's kind of an exciting time. It's been going 35 years and I remember it always being part of our lives growing up. My sister has a couple of pieces in the exhibition this year and everybody always has, so it's a good buzz."
The Ray D'Arcy Show, weekdays, RTÉ Radio 1, 3pm
