Chris O'Dowd Quotes
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I've gone up for loads of jobs in the past that I knew were going to be terrible, and I've done my best, and I still haven't got them. So I think I've been lucky in who's decided I'd be worthy of their time.
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L.A. is fun, but it feels like one of those towns in the north of Scotland where there's an oil rig just off the coast and whether or not you work for the oil rig, everyone is connected to it.
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Hey, I think comic actors are the best actors.
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Well, when you're the youngest of five, parents kind of lose interest more and more through the children. I think my eldest brother was under loads of pressure to do something amazing with his life, but by the time I came around they were like, 'Well, let's hope he doesn't kill a guy.'
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I cook rarely, but I've kind of got two or three dishes that I stick to. I do a great sweet potato and lentil curry.
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I'm a Hawaiian shirt guy. I've made that life decision.
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I play very sweet characters, so people look at me like I'm the kid from 'The Wonder Years,' rather than Brad Pitt.
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I don't know if I'd do an action movie because I don't know if I could keep a straight face; honestly, I just think it's so silly. Like, I love watching them but I can't imagine me doing one.
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Going out with other actors is never good; actresses are neurotic, and actors are horrendous egotists.
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I'm a huge, huge believer in love. Huge!
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Louis C. K. makes me laugh, I must say.
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I grew up in a house of forthright women.
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I grew up among strong women so I know what it's like to be loved and humiliated in a heartbeat.
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I would be nothing if it wasn't for the town where I grew up and the people who gave me my inspiration.
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A guy who's actually self destructive is quite fun to play.
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I often talk to myself while walking down the street. I did it as a kid.
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What I think improv is great for is making dialogue more natural.
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Put it this way: singing is not my day job.
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I don't think the public here buy this idea that women and men speak different comedic languages.
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I mean, I'm an uncle of seven or eight, and I don't mind it at all! Kids are great. Kids are the best six-hour experience you can have!
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There tends to be a jealousy in England towards countries that are successful.
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Beyonce is the most amazing woman in the world.
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I'm more like a spoon symbol. I think women just want to spoon me.
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When I was a kid, I wanted to be serious, like Daniel Day-Lewis. No one really dreams of being a comic actor, do they? Now I realise how stupid that is - and it's because comic acting isn't taken seriously enough. It's a discipline. You know instantly - either you're funny and getting the laughs, or you're not.