Domhnall Gleeson Quotes

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Domhnall Gleeson

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 12, 1983

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

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Though rom-coms aren't necessarily my cup of tea, I was a huge fan of 'Notting Hill.' I laughed a lot, and the romance got to me.

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

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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.

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I'm not built like a leading man.

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I'm not going to get better as an actor working on bad stuff.

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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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It's hard to get people up and out to shows, but 'The Walworth Farce' has masses of energy and will attract a crowd who don't always come to the theatre, which is great.

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I'm certainly a young actor. I'm certainly those two things. Actually, I'm not even young anymore; I'm 29. So, I'm an actor.

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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.

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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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Yeah, yeah, yeah, time travel's a nightmare. Don't go down that path.

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

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It's nice to sit down when you're not working. I try to do it as often as possible.

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

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My dad said, 'If no one was giving me acting work, I'd have to be prepared to create it myself.'

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I like films that are gritty and hard-hitting and suspenseful. Thrillers, too.

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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.

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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 don't go to premieres I'm not involved in.

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