Dominic Cooper Quotes
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We want to pigeonhole things and people, but it is absurd to regard me just as a furry wig-and-britches actor.
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When you work with people who are so passionate about their product it's kinda inspiring.
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There is nothing I hate more than meeting someone who has forgotten the art of conversing.
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People are earning their living as 'celebrities' without actually doing anything.
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I stupidly ignored education completely. I found it dull and I preferred to cause chaos and have fun. I regret this massively now.
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I have always worked from that place, that if you are going to inhabit someone and get under their eyes, you need to have empathy.
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Nobody should expect an actor to have these wonderful ideas and concepts about the world: they pretend to be other people for a living.
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I like being in focus, in the moment, changing and adapting and creating and advancing a scene.
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Grief jumps out at you when you're least expecting it.
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Of course you can find something exciting and dynamic in any character you want to portray.
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I don't see myself as being a heart-throb at all.
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It's a good feeling to come away from a day's work feeling like you've achieved something. Tired brain is good.
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Especially with comedy, you take massive risks because ultimately you're trying to be funny. If you're not funny, then it's really embarrassing and you look stupid.
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I don't think there's ever a point when you turn to yourself and go, 'Yes, I've made a success of this career path.' You never feel like you've done your best work. You always think you could be better.
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I feel very fortunate, always.
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There are probably only a certain number of people who can understand or tolerate how long a job will take and what demands it puts on you. And why should they? It breeds a strange kind of selfishness immersing yourself in a character for so long.
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I suppose there's an anger in all of us. Some hidden rage that you keep at bay.
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There's only so much you can do of trying, finding yourself very close to getting a part and then not getting it.
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I had a really creative teacher at primary school. He used to get us doing things such as singing Spandau Ballet in drag in the choir, and I remember loving it.
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One of the exciting and enjoyable aspects of acting is being in the environment with another actor.
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The people in Iraq lived essentially good lives. They had brilliant health and education systems. Saddam actually created an incredible infrastructure in a very difficult country, but they were a Mafia family. If you said anything against that regime or that family you would be killed instantly.
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You never know really what anyone thinks about you - that's why all my closest friends are ones I've had since my schooling days when I was 5. And I surround myself with people who I trust and who know me.
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I have a very easy life, I can wander around.
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To a certain extent I suppose all actors are big kids.