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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. "

Domhnall Gleeson

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

" 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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" 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. "

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" I think the whole thing is: If it makes sense in your head, the audience will go along with it. "

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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. "

" It's nice to sit down when you're not working. I try to do it as often as possible. "