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" Angelina Jolie is just an extremely talented, generous, nice person to be around and to work with. "
Domhnall Gleeson
Nice
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Nice Person
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" Fail again, fail better. "
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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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" I do feel a wave come over me when I hear those two words, 'Star' and 'Wars,' said together. I feel tense, shut up, and stare into the middle distance. "
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" Most of the time, I do what I'm offered, but after I worked for it. I think I try much harder for the things that scare me and inspire me. The things that scare and inspire you are things that are different from what you did before. "
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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'd rather do one day on a really cool movie than six months on something crap. "
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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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" Everyone talks about how we're on our phones all the time, but the fact remains that when I'm away on a film set for two months, I can Skype my family. I remember the phone calls my parents had to make when my dad was away for a while when I was younger - that once-a-week expensive phone call! The time pressure on talking to your father! "
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" I like Philip Larkin an awful lot; I really like his view on life, and I really connect to it. "
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" It was when I was on stage that I realized that acting could be such a brilliant job. "
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" Going home, spending time with the family, I feel they're my friends as well, all of them. I look forward to meeting any one of them for a coffee, and when we all get together, I just love it. "
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" Two things are always happening in acting. On the one hand, it's a team sport. We're all pulling together. But on the other, you have to look after your own character. Guard their interests. "
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