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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Hey, I think comic actors are the best actors.
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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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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 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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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'm a Hawaiian shirt guy. I've made that life decision.
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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 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 grew up in a house of forthright women.
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A guy who's actually self destructive is quite fun to play.
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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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What I think improv is great for is making dialogue more natural.
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I often talk to myself while walking down the street. I did it as a kid.
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Louis C. K. makes me laugh, I must say.
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I definitely want to keep working in Ireland, and without being too worthy about it, if it's possible to bring work into the country, that's no harm.
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For some reason, I find that in the course of my career I've worked with more women than most men have.
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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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Comedy writing is taking the brief thought and going with it.
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There tends to be a jealousy in England towards countries that are successful.
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In comedy it helps if there's a friendly atmosphere on the set.
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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.
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I'm a huge, huge believer in love. Huge!