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" I watched a couple of films I was in and thought, 'Those are pretty close to what we wanted them to be. I feel actually weirdly OK with it all. I can still see flaws in what I'm doing, but I think I delivered. I think I improved the film with my presence.' "

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" 'Black Mirror,' I read that, and I had another offer for a movie at the same time that was a bigger movie, an actual film as opposed to TV, but I said, 'No, it has to be Black Mirror.' And it hadn't been sold to Netflix, hadn't gone abroad at that point - but it's just good work - that's all there is to it. "

" If there's one person in the world with whom a chemistry read is unnecessary, it's Rachel McAdams. "

" 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! "

" I did 'Never Let Me Go,' and there were amazing people on that. Brilliant writer, director, cast. That was quite special. "

" 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. "

" My father is just getting better and better, and that speaks so well of the way he approaches the work. "

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" The idea of having dreams that don't come true is really terrifying. "

" 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. "

" Angelina Jolie is just an extremely talented, generous, nice person to be around and to work with. "

" 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. "

" Really, all I worry about is the work in hand. "

" My mum and my dad have really good taste in movies. My gran would tape them off the TV and write notes about them, rating them. "

" 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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" 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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" 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. "

" Fail again, fail better. "

" I like Philip Larkin an awful lot; I really like his view on life, and I really connect to it. "

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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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think everybody's got their insecurities and hang-ups. Everybody! Unless you're an idiot. "

" I tend to play 'tortured' a lot, whether it's physically or emotionally. "

" I'm a little bit drifty. I'm a little bit all over the place. "

" Every actor is like, 'I could direct!' "

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" I'm pretty lowbrow. It's a failing. "

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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. "

" 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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