It seems to me that most characters, in anything, are flawed in some way, just like most people. You look for the good in the flawed people and vice versa, and then try and make them appealing in some way. — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
I suppose there are actors who are worried about their public image. But I've never had any trouble playing unpleasant characters. It is only a part. Which is why you do it -because you are interested in exploring something you… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
'Heroes', 'Desperate Housewives', 'The Sopranos' - they're all very stylised. 'The Wire' is much more rooted in realism and honesty. In American television, I… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
Every couple of years - no, that's every couple of weeks - I think I'm going to give up acting. — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
I don't really differentiate between different genres: if there's a good part going, I'll go after it, and it's preferable to me if it's… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
I didn't want to go to college or work in an office or have a nine-to-five job. I knew that quite clearly before I… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
Both 'The Wire' and 'Queer as Folk' had a big scope. They were panoramas, telling ambitious stories about two cities, Baltimore and Manchester, for… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
I hate it when people tell you you're good when you know that you're not. — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
I can read people, and if the other person doesn't want to say anything, I'm fine with that. People say things when it's time… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
I'd quite like to do a musical. I'd probably have to develop that myself. — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
I do what I can, but I'll always give it a shot. You're not going to see me playing a Welsh character any time… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
I like the Edinburgh Film Festival, and I've liked what I've experienced of Glasgow's Film Festival too. — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
There was a year between school and getting going as an actor when I basically just watched films. Video shops were the new thing,… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
I have been in control of what I've been doing, of the career I've put together. — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
