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" Whether it's theatre or TV or film, you're hoping you're going to bump into a writer that's got a bit of honour in him, that wants to tell a good story and is able to tell it well. "

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" You always have to have a bit of fun if somebody is dead in a scene. That's a red rag to a bull for an actor. You do a little poking. You do things to annoy the actor. It's your job. You have to utilize the opportunity. You have to get through the day. "

Liam Cunningham

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" I was so hungry when I started attempting acting. Not even to be a professional. Just to find out if I could act. "

" The superheroes have taken over all the screens in the world. And good luck to them: they're making a lot of money for a lot of people. But the studios are going to become victims of their own success. People are going to get bored with that stuff. "

" There's a certain amount of joy in playing a character in the moment and not knowing what's going to roll out as it goes on. It's a bit like life, in a way. "

" Paris is cafe culture, Dublin is pub culture, and that's the best place to solve all the world's problems: over a pint! One of the great joys of living, I think. The problems of the world seem to disappear. "

" You have to look for story. That's obvious. If that's not on the page, you can forget it. But I also read whatever character I'm being offered. And if you can cut them out without it affecting the story, then I say no straight away. "

" What makes us different from other species is our capacity for compassion and empathy with the struggles of other people. "

" If anyone gets arrogant about their religion, that's when the religion isn't effective anymore. Any decent religion or any decent philosophy is always about tolerance and individual freedom, not about harm. "

" I've always admired people like Donal McCann. He wasn't a household name, but if he put his name to something, you were guaranteed a good yarn at the very least. "

" If I was offered the choice of an award for best actor or best supporting actor, I would go for supporting actor. "

Liam Cunningham

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" I don't consider myself - and I hope I'm never going to be - a 'movie star.' I'd like to be called an actor. "

Liam Cunningham

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" I've got loads of ideas, but I need some structure in my life. I need a mission. "

" I did a season at the Royal Shakespeare Company. People say, 'Why aren't you doing theater anymore?' And I say, 'Look, my kids have gotten used to wearing shoes.' "

" The only thing an actor can do is, whatever lands on the carpet in the hall, you read it, and if you can't put it down, that's the job to do. "

" I love onions. I cook with them all the time. "

" If you're doing movies on a set... many times, I've shot the end of a movie in the first week of shooting. Because of locations or budgets or actors' availability. "

" I was walking home from school when I was about 17 with two friends, and they took a left into an electrical shop. While we were chatting away, they grabbed a couple of forms and I was handed one. My mum found it and made me fill it in. I got called for an interview, and that's how I ended up being an electrician for 11 years. "

Liam Cunningham

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" It's not beyond me to take my kids to see a good popcorn movie that's a roller coaster ride. "

" I've never done a big series like 'Game of Thrones' before. All I knew was that it was HBO, and I'd seen what they had done with 'The Sopranos' and 'The Wire.' But when I started reading the script, it was a no-brainer. Yes, yes, yes. Gold. Every time I turned the page. "

" There's an old actor's saying about how you don't work with children or animals. I disagree with both of them. Some of the best times I've ever had were working with kids because there's an honesty to them. "

" I wasn't interested in being an actor per se, but I liked acting, and I liked seeing what people would do. "

" Let's just shatter the illusion. I am not wealthy. I've lived in the same house for the past 30 years. "

" I've always loved movies, so I tried to get into an acting school. I saw an ad for the Oscar school on the back of 'The Irish Times,' and I went along for an audition, very pragmatically, to see if I could do it or not. "

" The way I view drama is life with the boring bits taken out. "

" I think everybody should have an interest in peace prevailing and the ridiculousness, the bestiality of war. I don't have any time for that. Anybody pulling a trigger is wrong. There is no right in war. "

" I was an electrician, and now I'm in 'Electric Dreams.' It's almost bizarre. "

" The attraction of power is heady, addictive. And as we know from real life, it can be a disease. A horrific disease. "

" I think HBO and a couple of the other cable channels in America are making some of the best television that's ever been made. "

" I work like a dog when I have to, but when I'm not working, I get terribly lazy and could sit around all day. "

" I live an odd existence. I dip into bizarre, very expensive worlds, and then I'm back with a bang to reality, and I put the bins out. "