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" Look at Cillian Murphy: 'Batman,' 'Tron'... those are some heavy-hitting franchises. But he works his way around it. He manages to have a great career and a great life. "

Domhnall Gleeson

Way

Career

Great

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Failing

Pretty

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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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See

Way

" I got to work with Cillian Murphy and my dad, Jim Broadbent and Jodie Whittaker on 'Perrier's Bounty.' It was a small part, but it was really special. "

" 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 got very lucky with 'Harry Potter.' I got that role because I'm a ginger! Red hair was my only qualification! "

" I watched a couple of films I was in and thought, 'Those are pretty close to what we wanted them to be. I feel actually weirdly OK with it all. I can still see flaws in what I'm doing, but I think I delivered. I think I improved the film with my presence.' "

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" It was when I was on stage that I realized that acting could be such a brilliant job. "

" I'm pleased to say I grew up in a happy family in Dublin. I feel we're very close. "

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I Feel

Feel

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" When I was younger, my father told me not to pigeonhole the way that I perceive myself. "

" Every actor is like, 'I could direct!' "

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Could

Every

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" I like cashew nuts. "

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Nuts

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

" 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. "

" I like Philip Larkin an awful lot; I really like his view on life, and I really connect to it. "

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Really

Life

" I'm certainly a young actor. I'm certainly those two things. Actually, I'm not even young anymore; I'm 29. So, I'm an actor. "