Domhnall Gleeson Quotes
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I did 'Never Let Me Go,' and there were amazing people on that. Brilliant writer, director, cast. That was quite special.
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I get asked to give stuff to my dad. I'm, like, 'I'm not gonna pass your script to him!' You know? My dad's my dad. I'm not his agent.
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Every actor is like, 'I could direct!'
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I'm certainly a young actor. I'm certainly those two things. Actually, I'm not even young anymore; I'm 29. So, I'm an actor.
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I did like 'Star Wars' when I was a kid. I saw the prequels first; I didn't see the full original films first all the way through.
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The whole idea with acting is that you take some risks. And if you take some risks, you're really going to mess up sometimes. But it's not OK to mess up a movie; it's not OK to do that just so you can improve as an actor. But film-making takes a little bit of risk in every department.
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I find looking forward scary because you might die.
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I've gotten work based on how I look, and I've not gotten work based on how I look. It's all good.
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'Pale Fire' by Vladimir Nabokov was bloody hard work but really thrilling.
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There is something wonderful about turning up every day and knowing that not just the character but the whole movie kind of rests on your shoulders. And there's great satisfaction when you think it's going well and then real terror when you think it's not.
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I worked with the Coen brothers, which had been a dream of mine.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, time travel's a nightmare. Don't go down that path.
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I'm a little bit drifty. I'm a little bit all over the place.
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The rom-com genre is not something that necessarily lights my jets.
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My dad said, 'If no one was giving me acting work, I'd have to be prepared to create it myself.'
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I'm pleased to say I grew up in a happy family in Dublin. I feel we're very close.
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It's hard to get people up and out to shows, but 'The Walworth Farce' has masses of energy and will attract a crowd who don't always come to the theatre, which is great.
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If there's one person in the world with whom a chemistry read is unnecessary, it's Rachel McAdams.
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I got very lucky with 'Harry Potter.' I got that role because I'm a ginger! Red hair was my only qualification!
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When you work with actors, what you're hoping to absorb is good ways to be an actor as opposed to how to handle being famous.
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Though rom-coms aren't necessarily my cup of tea, I was a huge fan of 'Notting Hill.'
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'Star Wars' is different to anything I've done before.
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'Punch-Drunk Love' is my favorite movie.
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I got to work with Cillian Murphy and my dad, Jim Broadbent and Jodie Whittaker on 'Perrier's Bounty.' It was a small part, but it was really special.