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" What I think improv is great for is making dialogue more natural. "
Chris O'Dowd
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" I'm probably working on three different scripts at any time, so there's never a time where I've got nothing to do. "
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" Beyonce is the most amazing woman in the world. "
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" I definitely want to keep working in Ireland, and without being too worthy about it, if it's possible to bring work into the country, that's no harm. "
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" I don't know if I'd do an action movie because I don't know if I could keep a straight face; honestly, I just think it's so silly. Like, I love watching them but I can't imagine me doing one. "
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" I grew up among strong women so I know what it's like to be loved and humiliated in a heartbeat. "
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" L.A. is fun, but it feels like one of those towns in the north of Scotland where there's an oil rig just off the coast and whether or not you work for the oil rig, everyone is connected to it. "
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" I grew up in a house of forthright women. "
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" I feel like I need to start wearing a T-shirt saying 'This is not a photo opportunity'. People are so lovely but you do find that when you're out you spend 40% of your time posing for photographs. "
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" After 'Bridesmaids,' women know who I am. "
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" Social media is great, I guess, but it feels like technology is the sapper of innocence. "
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" Put it this way: singing is not my day job. "
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" All of this talk of recession offends me. I am delighted that bankers have less money. "
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I Am
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Me
" When I was a kid, I wanted to be serious, like Daniel Day-Lewis. No one really dreams of being a comic actor, do they? Now I realise how stupid that is - and it's because comic acting isn't taken seriously enough. It's a discipline. You know instantly - either you're funny and getting the laughs, or you're not. "
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Stupid
Dreams
" A guy who's actually self destructive is quite fun to play. "
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" I would be nothing if it wasn't for the town where I grew up and the people who gave me my inspiration. "
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People
Nothing
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" Louis C. K. makes me laugh, I must say. "
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Must
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" When I was about 13 I realised girls weren't going to kiss me because I was a gigantic, weird looking creature from the depths. I was like 6 ft. aged 11. "
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" Hey, I think comic actors are the best actors. "
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" I play very sweet characters, so people look at me like I'm the kid from 'The Wonder Years,' rather than Brad Pitt. "
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Wonder
Sweet
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" I think there's something in the fact that it's hard to be good looking and funny. You have to have an oddball quality; people have to sympathise with you to find you funny. "
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You
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" I've always been conscious of the fact that there aren't enough Irish voices on British television compared to the amount of Irish people who live there. "
Chris O'Dowd
Enough
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Always
" I come from a musical kind of family. "
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" The bottom line is that female writers aren't being given enough opportunities by male producers. "
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