Quotes by Domhnall Gleeson

About Domhnall Gleeson:

Domhnall Gleeson is an Irish actor, director, and writer. He has acted on both stage and screen, earning a Tony Award nomination in 2006 for his part in the Broadway production The Lieutenant of Inishmore. He has performed in several shows at Dublin's Gate Theatre, including adaptations of American Buffalo and Great Expectations.
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I did 'Never Let Me Go,' and there were amazing people on that. Brilliant writer, director, cast. That was quite special.

Domhnall Gleeson

The Coen brothers are amazing; they're special.

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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.

Domhnall Gleeson

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.

Domhnall Gleeson

I'm pleased to say I grew up in a happy family in Dublin. I feel we're very close.

Domhnall Gleeson

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.

Domhnall Gleeson

I'd rather do one day on a really cool movie than six months on something crap.

Domhnall Gleeson

My mum and my dad have really good taste in movies. My gran would tape them off the TV and write notes about them, rating them.

Domhnall Gleeson

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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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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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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I got to work with Cillian Murphy and my dad, Jim Broadbent and Jodie Whittaker on 'Perrier's Bounty.' It was a small part, but it was really special.

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Everyone talks about how we're on our phones all the time, but the fact remains that when I'm away on a film set for two months, I can Skype my family. I remember the phone calls my parents had to make when my dad was away for a while when I was youn...

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I get asked to give stuff to my dad. I'm, like, 'I'm not gonna pass your script to him!' You know? My dad's my dad. I'm not his agent.

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The idea of having dreams that don't come true is really terrifying.

Domhnall Gleeson

There is something wonderful about turning up every day and knowing that not just the character but the whole movie kind of rests on your shoulders. And there's great satisfaction when you think it's going well and then real terror when you think it'...

Domhnall Gleeson

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.

Domhnall Gleeson

Look at Cillian Murphy: 'Batman,' 'Tron'... those are some heavy-hitting franchises. But he works his way around it. He manages to have a great career and a great life.

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I've gotten work based on how I look, and I've not gotten work based on how I look. It's all good.

Domhnall Gleeson

'Black Mirror,' I read that, and I had another offer for a movie at the same time that was a bigger movie, an actual film as opposed to TV, but I said, 'No, it has to be Black Mirror.' And it hadn't been sold to Netflix, hadn't gone abroad at that po...

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Author Bio

  • NameDomhnall Gleeson
  • DescriptionIrish actor, film director and screenwriter
  • BornMay 12, 1983
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionActor; Screenwriter; Writer