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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. "
Liam Cunningham
Past
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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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Shoes
You
" I've found that the older I get, the more spontaneous I become. "
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More
Found
Spontaneous
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Best
America
Been
" I had no acting background in my family and no experience of theatre. I hadn't even been in a school play. "
Liam Cunningham
Family
Experience
Theatre
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Acting
Character
Think
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Philosophy
Religion
Freedom
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Say
You
Character
" The way I view drama is life with the boring bits taken out. "
Liam Cunningham
Life
Drama
Way
" I was an electrician, and now I'm in 'Electric Dreams.' It's almost bizarre. "
Liam Cunningham
Dreams
Now
Electrician
" The best thing you can do to an audience is to make them work. "
Liam Cunningham
Work
Make
Best
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Now
Waiting
The Right Thing
" The attraction of power is heady, addictive. And as we know from real life, it can be a disease. A horrific disease. "
Liam Cunningham
Real Life
Know
Power
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Movies
Loved
Back
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Long
Job
Time
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Hate
Life
Money
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Care
Effort
Move On
" I'd always admired Sean Connery. Even though I wonder about some of his choices, I like him even in bad movies. "
Liam Cunningham
Movies
Choices
Bad
" I love onions. I cook with them all the time. "
Liam Cunningham
Onions
Time
I Love
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Gold
Done
Game
" '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. "
Liam Cunningham
Power
People
God
" The best kind of television should mess with your head. "
Liam Cunningham
Television
Head
Your
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Culture
Cafe
World
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Peace
Think
War
" 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
Like
Star
Never
" The best kind of art or writing holds up a mirror to society. "
Liam Cunningham
Art
Up
Writing
" 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
Dog
Lazy
Sit
" I love my arthouse films, and I love taking a chance. "
Liam Cunningham
I Love
Chance
Taking
" It's not beyond me to take my kids to see a good popcorn movie that's a roller coaster ride. "
Liam Cunningham
Roller Coaster
Good
See
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Always
Good
You
" 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. "
Liam Cunningham
Live
Existence
Out