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" Though rom-coms aren't necessarily my cup of tea, I was a huge fan of 'Notting Hill.' "
Domhnall Gleeson
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" Has anybody seen 'The Notebook' and not cried? I don't know, I don't know if that's the case. It sort of hangs around for a while. "
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" 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. "
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" Angelina Jolie is just an extremely talented, generous, nice person to be around and to work with. "
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" 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. "
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" There's so many good comic actors that you just take the best of and try and run with it yourself. Try and bring a little bit of yourself to it, too. "
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" I find looking forward scary because you might die. "
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" It was when I was on stage that I realized that acting could be such a brilliant job. "
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" I like films that are gritty and hard-hitting and suspenseful. Thrillers, too. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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