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" I'm not built like a leading man. "
Domhnall Gleeson
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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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" 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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" The whole idea with acting is that you take some risks. And if you take some risks, you're really going to mess up sometimes. But it's not OK to mess up a movie; it's not OK to do that just so you can improve as an actor. But film-making takes a little bit of risk in every department. "
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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. "
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" Has anybody seen 'The Notebook' and not cried? I don't know, I don't know if that's the case. It sort of hangs around for a while. "
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" Just because I'm doing 'Star Wars' doesn't mean that'll be the thing that makes people stop me in the street. "
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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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" The Olympia was a really special place for me as a kid. I saw Dad perform there so many times, so it means a lot. "
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