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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. "

Liam Cunningham

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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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" Let's just shatter the illusion. I am not wealthy. I've lived in the same house for the past 30 years. "

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" You always have to have a bit of fun if somebody is dead in a scene. That's a red rag to a bull for an actor. You do a little poking. You do things to annoy the actor. It's your job. You have to utilize the opportunity. You have to get through the day. "

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

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" Because I came to acting quite late, I kind of think one of the few attributes that I do have is that I try to be honest with the character, with the writing. I'm not a tricksy actor; I'm not exactly a scenery-chewing kind of actor. "

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

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" The way I view drama is life with the boring bits taken out. "

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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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" I think everybody should have an interest in peace prevailing and the ridiculousness, the bestiality of war. I don't have any time for that. Anybody pulling a trigger is wrong. There is no right in war. "

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" The best thing you can do to an audience is to make them work. "

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" I was so hungry when I started attempting acting. Not even to be a professional. Just to find out if I could act. "

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" If anyone gets arrogant about their religion, that's when the religion isn't effective anymore. Any decent religion or any decent philosophy is always about tolerance and individual freedom, not about harm. "

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" There's a certain amount of joy in playing a character in the moment and not knowing what's going to roll out as it goes on. It's a bit like life, in a way. "

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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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" 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 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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" 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 did a season at the Royal Shakespeare Company. People say, 'Why aren't you doing theater anymore?' And I say, 'Look, my kids have gotten used to wearing shoes.' "

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" Good luck to you if you're lucky enough to have faith. Some of us aren't lucky enough. My mother has great faith and finds great comfort in it, and I'm jealous of her! "

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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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" 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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" I'm an inner city man, born and bred. "

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" The demonization of people who don't have a voice is particularly despicable, and the only thing we can do in our own little way is hold a mirror up to society and kind of say we're better than that. "

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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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