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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. Domhnall Gleeson
Best You Opportunities Try Worst Worst Thing About Something Excited Material Get Getting Really Show Express Lets Actor Thing
Just because I'm doing 'Star Wars' doesn't mean that'll be the thing that makes people stop me in the street. Domhnall Gleeson
Me People Because Makes Doing Just Stop Just Because Mean Wars Star Star Wars Street Thing
Yeah, yeah, yeah, time travel's a nightmare. Don't go down that path. Domhnall Gleeson
Time Travel Path Down Yeah Go Nightmare
I'm pretty lowbrow. It's a failing. Domhnall Gleeson
Pretty Failing
It's nice to sit down when you're not working. I try to do it as often as possible. Domhnall Gleeson
You Try Sit Down Nice Possible Often Working
My dad said, 'If no one was giving me acting work, I'd have to be prepared to create it myself.' Domhnall Gleeson
Work Myself Me Giving Be Prepared No-One Said Create Acting Prepared Dad
I like films that are gritty and hard-hitting and suspenseful. Thrillers, too. Domhnall Gleeson
Gritty Films Too Thrillers Like Suspenseful
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. Domhnall Gleeson
Character You Together Own Guard Other Look Sport Always Hand After Happening Interests Acting Your Team Team Sport Things Two Pulling
I don't go to premieres I'm not involved in. Domhnall Gleeson
Involved Go
I like Philip Larkin an awful lot; I really like his view on life, and I really connect to it. Domhnall Gleeson
Life Philip Like His Lot Really View Connect Awful Awful Lot
I find looking forward scary because you might die. Domhnall Gleeson
You Looking Find Scary Looking Forward Because Die Might Forward
Normally, in a film with lots of twists and turns, half of them don't make sense; they're just there for their own sakes. Domhnall Gleeson
Half Own Sense Make Lots Normally Just Them Turns Film Twists
'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 point - but it's just good work - that's all there is to it. Domhnall Gleeson
Work Time Good Black Mirror Good Work Gone Sold TV Netflix Abroad Point Had Read Another Said Opposed Been Offer Same Just Same Time Movie Bigger Film Actual
My father is just getting better and better, and that speaks so well of the way he approaches the work. Domhnall Gleeson
Work Better Father Approaches Way He Well Getting Getting Better Just Speaks
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.' Domhnall Gleeson
Thought Think Films Those OK See Pretty Delivered Feel Weirdly Couple Still Doing Close Improved Wanted Them Flaws Film Actually Presence Watched
The whole idea with acting is that you take some risks. And if you take some risks, you're really going to mess up sometimes. But it's not OK to mess up a movie; it's not OK to do that just so you can improve as an actor. But film-making takes a little bit of risk in every department. Domhnall Gleeson
You Risks Sometimes Every Bit OK Some Risk Take Takes Idea Mess Up Improve Department Going Just Movie Little Little Bit Really Acting Whole Actor Film-Making
I did like 'Star Wars' when I was a kid. I saw the prequels first; I didn't see the full original films first all the way through. Domhnall Gleeson
First Films Saw Way Kid See Through Like Did Full Wars Original Star Star Wars
'Pale Fire' by Vladimir Nabokov was bloody hard work but really thrilling. Domhnall Gleeson
Work Hard Work Fire Thrilling Bloody Really Hard Pale
I've worked on films where the budgets are almost limitless and you're in trailers that are bigger than a hotel room. You're taken care of and the food is amazing, the quality of the job is amazing and then you work on smaller things but it never dictates my happiness or my willingness to go to work. Dominic Monaghan
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I'd love to play a gangster but I think people might say I looked a bit too young and cheeky to play a character who'd just blown someones head off! Dominic Monaghan
Love Character People Young Think Too Say Bit Head Looked Cheeky Off Blown Just Might Gangster Play
Obviously the idea of being human is a very human idea. Dominic Monaghan
Idea Obviously Very Human Being Being Human
Not being busy is something I worry about, but I think work begets work. Dominic Monaghan
Work Being Busy Busy Think Worry About Something Begets Being
I'd like to go on a hardcore safari in Africa, something off the beaten track with anti-poaching people and camping out in the savannah. Dominic Monaghan
People Out Something Beaten Like Track Go Off Camping Africa Hardcore Savannah
I guess we're living in a pretty sensitive world and there's nothing you can do about that. Dominic Monaghan
You World Nothing Living Guess Pretty About Sensitive
I was the class clown so I was used to performing and fooling around in front of my friends. Dominic Monaghan
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I'm in this position where I can afford to wait, I'm lucky enough to be financially secure to not have to do anything that's thrown at me. You know the next couple of jobs are going to be pretty crucial in terms of how you're perceived by people. So I'm just waiting. Dominic Monaghan
Me You Waiting People Wait Enough Secure Jobs Financially Pretty Perceived Crucial Thrown Know Terms Couple How Afford Going Just Where Anything Next Lucky Position
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