Every actor is like, 'I could direct!'
— Domhnall Gleeson
I've been interested in the writing/directing thing and really fell into acting by complete accident.
I worked with the Coen brothers, which had been a dream of mine.
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.
I'm a little bit drifty. I'm a little bit all over the place.
I'm pleased to say I grew up in a happy family in Dublin. I feel we're very close.
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.
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.
I think the whole thing is: If it makes sense in your head, the audience will go along with it.
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.
The Coen brothers are amazing; they're special.
If there's one person in the world with whom a chemistry read is unnecessary, it's Rachel McAdams.
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.
Though rom-coms aren't necessarily my cup of tea, I was a huge fan of 'Notting Hill.'
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.
Portraying as human the people you hear about on the news doing bad things is dangerous. But it's also necessary and important.
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.
I did 'Never Let Me Go,' and there were amazing people on that. Brilliant writer, director, cast. That was quite special.
I'd been very certain about not wanting to do the acting thing because of my father. I thought I'd always have the father-son thing of 'He got you the part.'
'Punch-Drunk Love' is my favorite movie.
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.
It was when I was on stage that I realized that acting could be such a brilliant job.
As an actor, there's very little you can do if people don't want to see you. Just getting yourself into the room to audition is tough.
Conventionally handsome is not really where I'm at.
