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" There is something wonderful about turning up every day and knowing that not just the character but the whole movie kind of rests on your shoulders. And there's great satisfaction when you think it's going well and then real terror when you think it's not. "

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" I did 'Never Let Me Go,' and there were amazing people on that. Brilliant writer, director, cast. That was quite special. "

Domhnall Gleeson

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People

Amazing

" Doesn't matter if I'm right or wrong - if I'm hungry or hot, I'm probably arguing with someone about something. Especially if that someone is rude. "

" I've been interested in the writing/directing thing and really fell into acting by complete accident. "

" 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.' "

" The idea of having dreams that don't come true is really terrifying. "

" I'd seen my dad on stage, and that was fine, but the real excitement was - that was my dad. Even now, when I see his films, he's always my favourite person in the movie. "

" Conventionally handsome is not really where I'm at. "

" Really, all I worry about is the work in hand. "

" I'm not built like a leading man. "

Domhnall Gleeson

Leading

Leading Man

" Two things are always happening in acting. On the one hand, it's a team sport. We're all pulling together. But on the other, you have to look after your own character. Guard their interests. "

" I stand to learn more working as an actor with really talented people than I do by directing a feature. "

" Most of the time, I do what I'm offered, but after I worked for it. I think I try much harder for the things that scare me and inspire me. The things that scare and inspire you are things that are different from what you did before. "

Domhnall Gleeson

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Time

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

Domhnall Gleeson

Could

Every

" Often times, I just do a job and tell my agents, 'I'm in lockdown now.' I won't talk to anybody about anything else in the meantime, and I think that's generally the way to go because I also like to have a gap in between jobs. "

" I tend to play 'tortured' a lot, whether it's physically or emotionally. "

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

" I'm pretty lowbrow. It's a failing. "

Domhnall Gleeson

Failing

Pretty

" I was in 'Harry Potter,' and nobody on the street recognizes me from that. Nobody on the street has ever stopped me from 'Harry Potter!' "

" I get asked to give stuff to my dad. I'm, like, 'I'm not gonna pass your script to him!' You know? My dad's my dad. I'm not his agent. "

" Everyone talks about how we're on our phones all the time, but the fact remains that when I'm away on a film set for two months, I can Skype my family. I remember the phone calls my parents had to make when my dad was away for a while when I was younger - that once-a-week expensive phone call! The time pressure on talking to your father! "

" I'm a little bit drifty. I'm a little bit all over the place. "

" I've gotten work based on how I look, and I've not gotten work based on how I look. It's all good. "

" Normally, in a film with lots of twists and turns, half of them don't make sense; they're just there for their own sakes. "

" I'd rather do one day on a really cool movie than six months on something crap. "

" I worked with the Coen brothers, which had been a dream of mine. "

" 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. "

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

" Going home, spending time with the family, I feel they're my friends as well, all of them. I look forward to meeting any one of them for a coffee, and when we all get together, I just love it. "

" The worst thing as an actor is when you're not getting opportunities to try and show what you can do; the best thing is when you get material that really lets you express something and that you're excited about. "

" The rom-com genre is not something that necessarily lights my jets. "