Domhnall Gleeson Quotes
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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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Yeah, yeah, yeah, time travel's a nightmare. Don't go down that path.
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Every actor is like, 'I could direct!'
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'Pale Fire' by Vladimir Nabokov was bloody hard work but really thrilling.
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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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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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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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If there's one person in the world with whom a chemistry read is unnecessary, it's Rachel McAdams.
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I watched a couple of films I was in and thought, 'Those are pretty close to what we wanted them to be. I feel actually weirdly OK with it all. I can still see flaws in what I'm doing, but I think I delivered. I think I improved the film with my presence.'
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'Star Wars' is different to anything I've done before.
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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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I worked with the Coen brothers, which had been a dream of mine.
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The worst thing as an actor is when you're not getting opportunities to try and show what you can do; the best thing is when you get material that really lets you express something and that you're excited about.
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The rom-com genre is not something that necessarily lights my jets.
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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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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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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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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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I'd rather do one day on a really cool movie than six months on something crap.
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Angelina Jolie is just an extremely talented, generous, nice person to be around and to work with.
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Fail again, fail better.
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Doesn't matter if I'm right or wrong - if I'm hungry or hot, I'm probably arguing with someone about something. Especially if that someone is rude.
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'Punch-Drunk Love' is my favorite movie.