Barry Keoghan Quotes

Barry Keoghan

Profession : Actor

Birth : October 17, 1992

I want to get a wolf and an eagle.

Barry Keoghan

I kick myself that I don't speak Irish. Ah, man, I'd love to. I am going to learn.

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I thought I was going to be a footballer or a boxer or something like that - I was into sports.

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Boxing isn't a career. Acting is it for me. But they're both very therapeutic.

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In any inner city, there's not a lot of opportunities, and you really have to dig out and chase what you want to do, 'cos it's not handed to you, so.

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I want to not settle for one thing. Because I come from a place where I have nothing to lose.

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To be honest, I still get awestruck when I meet my heroes and the people I admire. I think that's only natural.

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One day, you're talking with Tom Hardy; the next day, you have Nicole Kidman kissing your feet. I never thought I'd be able to say that in my lifetime, Nicole Kidman kissing my feet. It's mad.

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That's why I don't live in L.A. First of all, I don't have the money. But second, I want to stay grounded, to be surrounded by real people, to have my head on my shoulders instead of losing track of reality.

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I'm a guy with simple tastes.

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All my foster homes were very good to me. But it's still not a very nice experience. It's only when you're older, you realise: we were on our own in there. As kids, you don't know what's happening. You're here. Then you're in the next house. But the families were all very good to us.

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Chris O'Dowd's a legend, isn't he? I like him.

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'Intermission' was my favourite film.

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It's nice coming from Summerhill, because you don't come from having everything, and what you do get, you appreciate.

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Acting is not a thing where I'm from. Finishing school is a big thing. Not a lot of people finish school.

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Sometimes a camera comes out and people freeze up a little, and I'm like that with normal cameras, but with a film camera, I feel different.

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I can play younger. It's better to be playing younger because you've got that experience, and it's hard to play older when you're younger.

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Every actor wants to show a good and deep range, so you look at all the elements here, and you make a conscious choice of where you want to go as a performer.

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I'm always in touch with where I'm from.

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I wasn't stupid, or very smart. I didn't finish my education.

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