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Brendan Gleeson Quotes

Winston was a bit of a challenge, all right, from a lot of different perspectives. It wasn’t just the culture or the class divide or the historical baggage - it was also the age difference. We had to see if I could be aged-up legitimately, without it becoming some sort of hokey acting challenge Picture Quote #1

I hope I’m worthy in my dying. I hope I can maintain myself - that I wouldn’t become pathetic and needy, and the worst part of myself come out in adversity. But I’m not afraid of it. It’d be such a silly thing to do! To ruin the life you have by fearing its ending Picture Quote #1

I find myself really privileged to be able to go in and look at a set that the likes of Hollywood can provide, and say, ‘My God, look at the craftsmanship in this; look at the ambition in it, the scale of it.’ Picture Quote #1

We’re getting the blues about having to walk away from this whole thing. We enjoyed it a lot and it all felt good. We had a good experience on it. We thought we could do good work together. And it is unusual to get the next one, straight off the bed. John is funny. When he gets moving, he moves pretty quickly Picture Quote #1

I’d never had any problem finding inspiration; Ireland was always just there, you know? All this richness of culture was there to tap into Picture Quote #1

I’m very proud of ‘Calvary.’ It’s been doing well; it has legs. It’s no easy ride. It packs a punch, this one Picture Quote #1

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I think most people are decent people. I don’t know if they could stand the pressure he’s under, but most people aspire to be decent people Picture Quote #1

I think it’s what art should do: make you feel less alone - either in the quest for truth or in dealing with any pain you have Picture Quote #1

Actors will always tell you it’s more fun playing bad guys. A lot of the time, it’s criminals who are the people who don’t care. There’s something extraordinarily seductive about the guy who doesn’t care, and to play that guy is terribly empowering, because you don’t have to worry about the consequences of your actions Picture Quote #1

I don’t plan in terms of career ambitions. The only career ambition I have is to work with people who are going to bring you up and elevate your performance. They’ll let you know things that you didn’t know already and bring you places that you might not have gotten to otherwise Picture Quote #1

I tend to look for the good in bad people and the bad in good people, to make them human. ‘Cause I don’t think that people generally are that black and white. Maybe in movie-land they can be... but that isn’t necessarily all there is Picture Quote #1

We lost faith in authority in the 50s, up to a point, and we spawned a lot of anti-heroes in movies, which were refreshing and open. But at this point, with the distrust that’s there and the disillusionment with leadership that is so acute, we need some kind of a focus on taking the irony out and taking the anti-hero element away Picture Quote #1

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I think it’s doubly important, now that we see so many people failing. When the norm is an anti-hero, there’s a serious loss when you cannot portray a decent person on screen without it becoming slightly sentimental or feeling like it’s unrealistic Picture Quote #1

My grandfather played a mandolin, so I got my hands on that. Then on down to a banjo, and I found I couldn’t play any kind of soft or mournful music with that so I took up the fiddle in my late 20s or early 30s - and that was far too late. But it keeps me off the streets. It has been a love of mine since I was 17 maybe Picture Quote #1

Look at the Coen brothers. All their minor characters are as interesting as their protagonists. If the smaller characters are well-written, the whole world of the film becomes enriched. It’s not the size of the thing, but the detail Picture Quote #1

I’m aware now over the last 5 or 10 years that when you do an accent, you really have to kind of get down to the nitty gritty and go into the phonetics of it, if necessary. Find out not just the sounds but the rhythms and the music - or lack thereof - in a particular accent Picture Quote #1

I started hitching about the country when I was 16 or 17 years old. I found the music that was played around the country - Irish music - had a particular resonance Picture Quote #1

The horror of a death without dignity has so much implications for the people who are left behind Picture Quote #1

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He earned every precious beautiful moment life gave back to him Picture Quote #1

I don’t plan in terms of career ambitions. The only career ambition I have is to work with people who are going to bring you up and elevate your performance. They’ll let you know things that you didn’t know already and bring you places that you might not have gotten to otherwise Picture Quote #1

I think it was a possibility, I think we’re all kind of delusional like that, we think that we can all carry on being who we are without bending ourselves to make ourselves acceptable and expect someone to come along and see to us and rescue to us Picture Quote #1

It’s interesting going between small parts and then bigger roles where you carry the film. If the writing is good, and if the people involved have integrity, then you’ll do it, even if it’s only five minutes on screen Picture Quote #1

I think every character actor at some stage likes to carry a film. It can be extremely liberating to just come in for a scene or two and do your thing. But I find it frustrating if I’m just doing little bits here and there for too long Picture Quote #1

I loved teaching. And I always used to say that acting was just something I did purely on my own terms, and that if I had to make a living from it there would be too much pressure Picture Quote #1

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I don’t want people poking around in my private stuff. They’ve no business in it. My work is what I give to people, that’s my job, and that’s where it stops Picture Quote #1

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Winston was a bit of a challenge, all right, from a lot of different perspectives. It wasn’t just the culture or the class divide or the historical baggage - it was also the age difference. We had to see if I could be aged-up legitimately, without it becoming some sort of hokey acting challenge. (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I hope I’m worthy in my dying. I hope I can maintain myself - that I wouldn’t become pathetic and needy, and the worst part of myself come out in adversity. But I’m not afraid of it. It’d be such a silly thing to do! To ruin the life you have by fearing its ending. (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I find myself really privileged to be able to go in and look at a set that the likes of Hollywood can provide, and say, ‘My God, look at the craftsmanship in this; look at the ambition in it, the scale of it.’ (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) We’re getting the blues about having to walk away from this whole thing. We enjoyed it a lot and it all felt good. We had a good experience on it. We thought we could do good work together. And it is unusual to get the next one, straight off the bed. John is funny. When he gets moving, he moves pretty quickly. (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I’d never had any problem finding inspiration; Ireland was always just there, you know? All this richness of culture was there to tap into. (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I’m very proud of ‘Calvary.’ It’s been doing well; it has legs. It’s no easy ride. It packs a punch, this one. (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I think most people are decent people. I don’t know if they could stand the pressure he’s under, but most people aspire to be decent people. (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I think it’s what art should do: make you feel less alone - either in the quest for truth or in dealing with any pain you have. (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) Actors will always tell you it’s more fun playing bad guys. A lot of the time, it’s criminals who are the people who don’t care. There’s something extraordinarily seductive about the guy who doesn’t care, and to play that guy is terribly empowering, because you don’t have to worry about the consequences of your actions. (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I don’t plan in terms of career ambitions. The only career ambition I have is to work with people who are going to bring you up and elevate your performance. They’ll let you know things that you didn’t know already and bring you places that you might not have gotten to otherwise. (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I tend to look for the good in bad people and the bad in good people, to make them human. ‘Cause I don’t think that people generally are that black and white. Maybe in movie-land they can be... but that isn’t necessarily all there is. (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) We lost faith in authority in the 50s, up to a point, and we spawned a lot of anti-heroes in movies, which were refreshing and open. But at this point, with the distrust that’s there and the disillusionment with leadership that is so acute, we need some kind of a focus on taking the irony out and taking the anti-hero element away. (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I think it’s doubly important, now that we see so many people failing. When the norm is an anti-hero, there’s a serious loss when you cannot portray a decent person on screen without it becoming slightly sentimental or feeling like it’s unrealistic. (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) My grandfather played a mandolin, so I got my hands on that. Then on down to a banjo, and I found I couldn’t play any kind of soft or mournful music with that so I took up the fiddle in my late 20s or early 30s - and that was far too late. But it keeps me off the streets. It has been a love of mine since I was 17 maybe (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) Look at the Coen brothers. All their minor characters are as interesting as their protagonists. If the smaller characters are well-written, the whole world of the film becomes enriched. It’s not the size of the thing, but the detail (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I’m aware now over the last 5 or 10 years that when you do an accent, you really have to kind of get down to the nitty gritty and go into the phonetics of it, if necessary. Find out not just the sounds but the rhythms and the music - or lack thereof - in a particular accent (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I started hitching about the country when I was 16 or 17 years old. I found the music that was played around the country - Irish music - had a particular resonance (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) The horror of a death without dignity has so much implications for the people who are left behind (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) He earned every precious beautiful moment life gave back to him (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I don’t plan in terms of career ambitions. The only career ambition I have is to work with people who are going to bring you up and elevate your performance. They’ll let you know things that you didn’t know already and bring you places that you might not have gotten to otherwise (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I think it was a possibility, I think we’re all kind of delusional like that, we think that we can all carry on being who we are without bending ourselves to make ourselves acceptable and expect someone to come along and see to us and rescue to us (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) It’s interesting going between small parts and then bigger roles where you carry the film. If the writing is good, and if the people involved have integrity, then you’ll do it, even if it’s only five minutes on screen (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I think every character actor at some stage likes to carry a film. It can be extremely liberating to just come in for a scene or two and do your thing. But I find it frustrating if I’m just doing little bits here and there for too long (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I loved teaching. And I always used to say that acting was just something I did purely on my own terms, and that if I had to make a living from it there would be too much pressure (Brendan Gleeson Quotes) I don’t want people poking around in my private stuff. They’ve no business in it. My work is what I give to people, that’s my job, and that’s where it stops (Brendan Gleeson Quotes)