Brendan Gleeson Quotes

Ireland, Film Director
March 29, 1955

Brendan Gleeson is an Irish actor and film director. His best-known performances include supporting roles in Braveheart (1995), Lake Placid (1999), Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Gangs of New York (2002), 28 Days Later (2002), Troy (2004), as Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films (2005–10), and Assassin's Creed (2016), and leading roles in films such as In Bruges (2008), The Guard (2011), Calvary (2014), and Live by Night (2016).

Also known as Actor

I think it was a possibility, I think we're all kind of delusional like that, we think that we can all carry on being who we are without bending ourselves to make ourselves acceptable and expect someone to come along and see to us and rescue to us.

Brendan Gleeson
I find myself really privileged to be able to go in and look at a set that the likes of Hollywood can provide, and say, 'My God, look at the craftsmanship in this; look at the ambition in it, the scale of it.'

Brendan Gleeson
- God
- Ambition

I'd never had any problem finding inspiration; Ireland was always just there, you know? All this richness of culture was there to tap into.

Brendan Gleeson
I hope I'm worthy in my dying. I hope I can maintain myself - that I wouldn't become pathetic and needy, and the worst part of myself come out in adversity. But I'm not afraid of it. It'd be such a silly thing to do! To ruin the life you have by fearing its ending.

Brendan Gleeson
- Life
- Hope
- Dying
I worked with Steven Spielberg on 'AI,' and his level of preparation was extraordinary. He told me there was a time at the beginning when he was a bit more spontaneous and went over budget, and it absolutely wrecked his head. When you look at the power and assuredness of his movies, it makes sense that he works out so much in advance.

Brendan Gleeson
- Time
- Power
- Beginning