Domhnall Gleeson

“My father is just getting better and better, and that speaks so well of the way he approaches the work.”

“It was when I was on stage that I realized that acting could be such a brilliant job.”

“Most of the time, I do what I'm offered, but after I worked for it. I think I try much harder for the things that scare me and inspire me. The things that scare and inspire you are things that are different from what you did before.”

“Fail again, fail better.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Though rom-coms aren't necessarily my cup of tea, I was a huge fan of 'Notting Hill.'”

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

“I watched a couple of films I was in and thought, 'Those are pretty close to what we wanted them to be. I feel actually weirdly OK with it all. I can still see flaws in what I'm doing, but I think I delivered. I think I improved the film with my presence.'”

“When you work with actors, what you're hoping to absorb is good ways to be an actor as opposed to how to handle being famous.”

“'Pale Fire' by Vladimir Nabokov was bloody hard work but really thrilling.”

“'Star Wars' is different to anything I've done before.”

“Every actor is like, 'I could direct!'”

“I think everybody's got their insecurities and hang-ups. Everybody! Unless you're an idiot.”

“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.”

“Really, all I worry about is the work in hand.”

“Doesn't matter if I'm right or wrong - if I'm hungry or hot, I'm probably arguing with someone about something. Especially if that someone is rude.”

“Has anybody seen 'The Notebook' and not cried? I don't know, I don't know if that's the case. It sort of hangs around for a while.”

“'Punch-Drunk Love' is my favorite movie.”

“I'm a pessimist by nature, so it's always the worst things that come to mind first whenever you make a decision or have a decision to make.”