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" It's not beyond me to take my kids to see a good popcorn movie that's a roller coaster ride. "
Liam Cunningham
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" The way I view drama is life with the boring bits taken out. "
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" I still say I have no interest in being an actor - I just love acting. "
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" I think HBO and a couple of the other cable channels in America are making some of the best television that's ever been made. "
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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 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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" 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. "
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" One of the biggest guys I worked with was Sean Connery. People like Sean, Michael Caine, Denzel Washington, they've been going for a long time, and not for nothing. They want to get this job right, and they realise the weight of responsibility on their shoulders. "
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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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" The attraction of power is heady, addictive. And as we know from real life, it can be a disease. A horrific disease. "
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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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" 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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" The best kind of art or writing holds up a mirror to society. "
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" I get that people are worried about their mortgages and bills that have to be paid. They don't have time to worry about the Syrian refugees, and I get that. The thing about it is, when it gets worse and worse and worse and down the line, it's no longer restricted to these places. "
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" I've got loads of ideas, but I need some structure in my life. I need a mission. "
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" I love onions. I cook with them all the time. "
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" I don't feel superior because I think there's no God. Actually, I would love to be able to go, 'Well, the world hasn't been kind to me, but there's something good around the corner, because the Man has a plan.' I wish I believed that. There's wonderful comfort in that. "
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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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" I wasn't interested in being an actor per se, but I liked acting, and I liked seeing what people would do. "
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" Whether it's theatre or TV or film, you're hoping you're going to bump into a writer that's got a bit of honour in him, that wants to tell a good story and is able to tell it well. "
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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 was an electrician, and I started acting as a hobby because I needed a distraction - I was bored! And only when I started did I think, 'Sheesh, what have I gotten into?' I had to go after it fully; I just had to. "
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" On a job, there's so much commitment you have to give, in regards to time, research... I like the tunnel vision of it that prevents anything else from getting in. The creativity and collaboration required there is very rewarding. "
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" When 'Games of Thrones' is finished, I'm not one to go on about it too long and rest on one's laurels. The stuff that interests me is the work. "
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