When I was a kid, I wanted to be serious, like Daniel Day-Lewis. No one really dreams of being a comic actor, do they? Now I realise how stupid that is - and it's because comic acting isn't taken seriously… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
I think there's something in the fact that it's hard to be good looking and funny. You have to have an oddball quality; people have to sympathise with you to find you funny. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
The cauliflower soup sounds so good. And the broccoli-melt sandwich. I've never heard of such a thing. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
I would be nothing if it wasn't for the town where I grew up and the people who gave me my inspiration. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that I'm getting slightly more mature as time goes on, but I don't know if my fiancee would necessarily agree. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
I definitely enjoy an audience, when I'm performing. As I get older I'm kind of less comfortable at being demonstrative. I always fancied myself… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
I'm never overawed by a situation and I think that's because I've always looked several years older than I am. So because people were… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
When I was about 13 I realised girls weren't going to kiss me because I was a gigantic, weird looking creature from the depths.… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that female writers aren't being given enough opportunities by male producers. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
The fame thing has happened very gradually, so I've been kind of lucky. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
When I say I hate nostalgia, I hate things set in the recent past where everything is shiny and new. — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
Well, when you're the youngest of five, parents kind of lose interest more and more through the children. I think my eldest brother was… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
