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" I love onions. I cook with them all the time. "

Liam Cunningham

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" I suppose I am a bit of rough. I'm originally from Coolock: I'm rough around the edges. "

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" Whether it's theatre or TV or film, you're hoping you're going to bump into a writer that's got a bit of honour in him, that wants to tell a good story and is able to tell it well. "

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" You have to look for story. That's obvious. If that's not on the page, you can forget it. But I also read whatever character I'm being offered. And if you can cut them out without it affecting the story, then I say no straight away. "

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" I've got loads of ideas, but I need some structure in my life. I need a mission. "

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" I've found that the older I get, the more spontaneous I become. "

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" I was an electrician, and I started acting as a hobby because I needed a distraction - I was bored! And only when I started did I think, 'Sheesh, what have I gotten into?' I had to go after it fully; I just had to. "

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" The best kind of art or writing holds up a mirror to society. "

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" I've always loved movies, so I tried to get into an acting school. I saw an ad for the Oscar school on the back of 'The Irish Times,' and I went along for an audition, very pragmatically, to see if I could do it or not. "

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" I hate the unfairness of injustice. Anybody who thinks they are better than others or 'chosen' or feel they have an entitlement... be it through monarchy, government or money. I think we are all born the same. We are entitled to an equal shot at life. "

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" I had no acting background in my family and no experience of theatre. I hadn't even been in a school play. "

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" I love my arthouse films, and I love taking a chance. "

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" The best kind of television should mess with your head. "

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" I wasn't interested in being an actor per se, but I liked acting, and I liked seeing what people would do. "

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" I don't consider myself - and I hope I'm never going to be - a 'movie star.' I'd like to be called an actor. "

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" Paris is cafe culture, Dublin is pub culture, and that's the best place to solve all the world's problems: over a pint! One of the great joys of living, I think. The problems of the world seem to disappear. "

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" 'Game of Thrones,' people say that it's a fantasy series, but it's a hell of a lot more than that. It attracts the so-called geeks and nerds, and God bless them, they're wonderful for getting right into the show. But primarily it's about family; it's power and betrayal and jealousy. It's all those wonderful things that a fantastic drama is about. "

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" I work like a dog when I have to, but when I'm not working, I get terribly lazy and could sit around all day. "

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" The superheroes have taken over all the screens in the world. And good luck to them: they're making a lot of money for a lot of people. But the studios are going to become victims of their own success. People are going to get bored with that stuff. "

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" There's an old actor's saying about how you don't work with children or animals. I disagree with both of them. Some of the best times I've ever had were working with kids because there's an honesty to them. "

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" I still say I have no interest in being an actor - I just love acting. "

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" I'd always admired Sean Connery. Even though I wonder about some of his choices, I like him even in bad movies. "

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" I was walking home from school when I was about 17 with two friends, and they took a left into an electrical shop. While we were chatting away, they grabbed a couple of forms and I was handed one. My mum found it and made me fill it in. I got called for an interview, and that's how I ended up being an electrician for 11 years. "

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" The attraction of power is heady, addictive. And as we know from real life, it can be a disease. A horrific disease. "

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" I've never done a big series like 'Game of Thrones' before. All I knew was that it was HBO, and I'd seen what they had done with 'The Sopranos' and 'The Wire.' But when I started reading the script, it was a no-brainer. Yes, yes, yes. Gold. Every time I turned the page. "

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" A person has already made the effort once they open a paper or turn on the news. They want to know what's going on in the world around them. That, in itself, shows they care. But the problem is, most people say, 'That's terrible,' and then move on. Because they find it too difficult to look at. "

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" It's not beyond me to take my kids to see a good popcorn movie that's a roller coaster ride. "

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" What makes us different from other species is our capacity for compassion and empathy with the struggles of other people. "

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" The only thing an actor can do is, whatever lands on the carpet in the hall, you read it, and if you can't put it down, that's the job to do. "

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" I was an electrician, and now I'm in 'Electric Dreams.' It's almost bizarre. "

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