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" I've always admired people like Donal McCann. He wasn't a household name, but if he put his name to something, you were guaranteed a good yarn at the very least. "

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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. "

Liam Cunningham

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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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I hate the unfairness of injustice. Anybody who thinks they are better than others or 'chosen' or feel they have an entitlement... be it through monarchy, government or money. I think we are all born the same. We are entitled to an equal shot at life. "

" 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. "

" If I was offered the choice of an award for best actor or best supporting actor, I would go for supporting actor. "

Liam Cunningham

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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. "

" 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. "

Liam Cunningham

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" I live an odd existence. I dip into bizarre, very expensive worlds, and then I'm back with a bang to reality, and I put the bins out. "

" It's not beyond me to take my kids to see a good popcorn movie that's a roller coaster ride. "

" I wasn't interested in being an actor per se, but I liked acting, and I liked seeing what people would do. "

" 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. "

" 'Game of Thrones,' people say that it's a fantasy series, but it's a hell of a lot more than that. It attracts the so-called geeks and nerds, and God bless them, they're wonderful for getting right into the show. But primarily it's about family; it's power and betrayal and jealousy. It's all those wonderful things that a fantastic drama is about. "

" I've spent a lot of years waiting for the right thing to come in - and now, after 'Thrones,' there's a possibility that I could actually have a hand in getting something made. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You have to look for story. That's obvious. If that's not on the page, you can forget it. But I also read whatever character I'm being offered. And if you can cut them out without it affecting the story, then I say no straight away. "

" I've got loads of ideas, but I need some structure in my life. I need a mission. "

" I've never done a big series like 'Game of Thrones' before. All I knew was that it was HBO, and I'd seen what they had done with 'The Sopranos' and 'The Wire.' But when I started reading the script, it was a no-brainer. Yes, yes, yes. Gold. Every time I turned the page. "

" 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. "

" I was an electrician, and now I'm in 'Electric Dreams.' It's almost bizarre. "

" I still say I have no interest in being an actor - I just love acting. "

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

Liam Cunningham

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

Liam Cunningham

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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. "

Liam Cunningham

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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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "