I was in ‘Harry Potter,’ and nobody on the street recognizes me from that. Nobody on the street has ever stopped me from ‘Harry Potter!’ – Domhnall Gleeson
I like Philip Larkin an awful lot; I really like his view on life, and I really connect to it. – Domhnall Gleeson
It was when I was on stage that I realized that acting could be such a brilliant job. – Domhnall Gleeson
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. – Domhnall Gleeson
When I was younger, my father told me not to pigeonhole the way that I perceive myself. – Domhnall Gleeson
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
I’ve been interested in the writing/directing thing and really fell into acting by complete accident. – Domhnall Gleeson
Life is difficult for everyone; everyone has bad days. Everyone has trouble in their life, because it doesn’t matter how rich you are: Sickness and trouble and worry and love, these things will mess with you at every level of life. – 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’s not. – Domhnall Gleeson
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. – Domhnall Gleeson
Angelina Jolie is just an extremely talented, generous, nice person to be around and to work with. – Domhnall Gleeson
Portraying as human the people you hear about on the news doing bad things is dangerous. But it’s also necessary and important. – Domhnall Gleeson
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. – Domhnall Gleeson
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. – Domhnall Gleeson
I think everybody’s got their insecurities and hang-ups. Everybody! Unless you’re an idiot. – Domhnall Gleeson
If there’s one person in the world with whom a chemistry read is unnecessary, it’s Rachel McAdams. – Domhnall Gleeson
I think the whole thing is: If it makes sense in your head, the audience will go along with 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
