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" I tend to play 'tortured' a lot, whether it's physically or emotionally. "
Domhnall Gleeson
Tend
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Lot
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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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" 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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" Angelina Jolie is just an extremely talented, generous, nice person to be around and to work with. "
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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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" 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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Coffee
Look
" 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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Hair
Got
Lucky
" Yeah, yeah, yeah, time travel's a nightmare. Don't go down that path. "
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Down
" It was when I was on stage that I realized that acting could be such a brilliant job. "
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Realized
Stage
" My father is just getting better and better, and that speaks so well of the way he approaches the work. "
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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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Time
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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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Words
Two
" I like cashew nuts. "
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Nuts
Like
" Normally, in a film with lots of twists and turns, half of them don't make sense; they're just there for their own sakes. "
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Film
Just
Half
" 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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Way
Career
Great
" I worked with the Coen brothers, which had been a dream of mine. "
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Which
Dream
" 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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" 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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Great
Energy
Always
" I think the whole thing is: If it makes sense in your head, the audience will go along with it. "
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Head
Audience
Go
" 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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Look
How
" If there's one person in the world with whom a chemistry read is unnecessary, it's Rachel McAdams. "
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Person
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" I like films that are gritty and hard-hitting and suspenseful. Thrillers, too. "
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Gritty
Too
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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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Thought
Always
He
" I think everybody's got their insecurities and hang-ups. Everybody! Unless you're an idiot. "
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" I'm a little bit drifty. I'm a little bit all over the place. "
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Months
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" No one can give me advice on 'Star Wars' because nobody knows what I'm doing in 'Star Wars.' "
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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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Life
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