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" Conventionally handsome is not really where I'm at. "
Domhnall Gleeson
Where
Really
Handsome
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" I like films that are gritty and hard-hitting and suspenseful. Thrillers, too. "
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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 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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" Really, all I worry about is the work in hand. "
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" I'd been very certain about not wanting to do the acting thing because of my father. I thought I'd always have the father-son thing of 'He got you the part.' "
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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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" There's so many good comic actors that you just take the best of and try and run with it yourself. Try and bring a little bit of yourself to it, too. "
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" Every actor is like, 'I could direct!' "
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" The Coen brothers are amazing; they're 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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" I tend to play 'tortured' a lot, whether it's physically or emotionally. "
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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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" I think everybody's got their insecurities and hang-ups. Everybody! Unless you're an idiot. "
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" Yeah, yeah, yeah, time travel's a nightmare. Don't go down that path. "
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" Look at Cillian Murphy: 'Batman,' 'Tron'... those are some heavy-hitting franchises. But he works his way around it. He manages to have a great career and a great life. "
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" I'd seen my dad on stage, and that was fine, but the real excitement was - that was my dad. Even now, when I see his films, he's always my favourite person in the movie. "
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" I'm not built like a leading man. "
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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'm pleased to say I grew up in a happy family in Dublin. I feel we're very close. "
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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. "
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Special
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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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" 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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" 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 think the whole thing is: If it makes sense in your head, the audience will go along with it. "
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" Life is difficult for everyone; everyone has bad days. Everyone has trouble in their life, because it doesn't matter how rich you are: Sickness and trouble and worry and love, these things will mess with you at every level of life. "
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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 Olympia was a really special place for me as a kid. I saw Dad perform there so many times, so it means a lot. "
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