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" I find looking forward scary because you might die. "
Domhnall Gleeson
Looking
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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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" I think everybody's got their insecurities and hang-ups. Everybody! Unless you're an idiot. "
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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 like films that are gritty and hard-hitting and suspenseful. Thrillers, too. "
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" Yeah, yeah, yeah, time travel's a nightmare. Don't go down that path. "
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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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" As an actor, there's very little you can do if people don't want to see you. Just getting yourself into the room to audition is tough. "
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" Conventionally handsome is not really where I'm at. "
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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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" I'm a little bit drifty. I'm a little bit all over the place. "
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" Often times, I just do a job and tell my agents, 'I'm in lockdown now.' I won't talk to anybody about anything else in the meantime, and I think that's generally the way to go because I also like to have a gap in between jobs. "
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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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" 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'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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" 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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" I worked with the Coen brothers, which had been a dream of mine. "
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" Just because I'm doing 'Star Wars' doesn't mean that'll be the thing that makes people stop me in the street. "
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