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" That's why Tennessee Williams was a great writer. Poetically, dramatically, it was fantastic stuff. And with the landscape, the losers in life populating it. His short stories have got rhythm, something musical about them. "

Ciaran Hinds

Life

Why

Great

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Got

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" I'll tell you, being on set on 'Harry Potter' was nerve-wracking. It was surreal to be in a room with those three kids, all of whom know exactly what they're doing. "

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Ciaran Hinds

Never

Work

" I'd never really been in a series, where you see a man at different points and perspectives in his life. Usually it's a film, where I'm playing a character who just comes in and offers something up. "

" Stuntwork... once, I've really only done one thing, which is take a punch and transport myself into the air onto a mat. "

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" Grief is exhausting. When you learn - maybe through my age or experience - trying to harness the energy, whatever it is, muted energy or a concentration to find yourself in a place? You try to use it for when it's really necessary and can arrive. "

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Being

Saw

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" To be quite honest. I have seen a few things in 3D, and it didn't involve me anymore than when I saw something in 2D. "

" You get to an age when you lose people close to you. "

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People

Lose