Gabriel opens up on new life plan — to look on the bright side

TO be grateful for the simple things — that’s the philosophy of acclaimed actor Gabriel Byrne who says he’s trying to be happier in the second half of his life than he was in the first.

“Someone once said that if you want to be happy, you must decide to be happy. I try to do that,” he said yesterday.

“I try to do the small things to make myself a little bit happier. You get out of bed and say ‘I’m able to get out of bed’. That’s a wonderful start to the day.