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> [The whole idea with acting is that you take some risks. And if you take some risks, you're really going to mess up sometimes. But it's not OK to mess up a movie; it's not OK to do that just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/the-whole-idea-with-acting-is-that-you-take-some-risks-and-if-you/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

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## More by Domhnall Gleeson

> [I don't go to premieres I'm not involved in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/i-don-t-go-to-premieres-i-m-not-involved-in/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [It's nice to sit down when you're not working. I try to do it as often as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/it-s-nice-to-sit-down-when-you-re-not-working-i-try-to-do-it-as-often/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [When I was younger, my father told me not to pigeonhole the way that I perceive myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/when-i-was-younger-my-father-told-me-not-to-pigeonhole-the-way-that-i/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [If there's one person in the world with whom a chemistry read is unnecessary, it's Rachel McAdams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/if-there-s-one-person-in-the-world-with-whom-a-chemistry-read-is/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [Normally, in a film with lots of twists and turns, half of them don't make sense; they're just there for their own sakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/normally-in-a-film-with-lots-of-twists-and-turns-half-of-them-don-t/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [The idea of having dreams that don't come true is really terrifying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/the-idea-of-having-dreams-that-don-t-come-true-is-really-terrifying/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [I'm certainly a young actor. I'm certainly those two things. Actually, I'm not even young anymore; I'm 29. So, I'm an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/i-m-certainly-a-young-actor-i-m-certainly-those-two-things-actually-i/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [All the time travelling in the world can’t make someone love you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/all-the-time-travelling-in-the-world-can-t-make-someone-love-you/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [Look at Cillian Murphy: 'Batman,' 'Tron'... those are some heavy-hitting franchises. But he works his way around it. He manages to have a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/look-at-cillian-murphy-batman-tron-those-are-some-heavy-hitting/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [The only music I've ever written was for a film called Frank, and the idea was that it was the worst music in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/the-only-music-i-ve-ever-written-was-for-a-film-called-frank-and-the/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/as-an-actor-there-s-very-little-you-can-do-if-people-don-t-want-to/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [I did 'Never Let Me Go,' and there were amazing people on that. Brilliant writer, director, cast. That was quite special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/i-did-never-let-me-go-and-there-were-amazing-people-on-that-brilliant/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [It was when I was on stage that I realized that acting could be such a brilliant job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/it-was-when-i-was-on-stage-that-i-realized-that-acting-could-be-such/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [Conventionally handsome is not really where I'm at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/conventionally-handsome-is-not-really-where-i-m-at/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

> [I've gotten work based on how I look, and I've not gotten work based on how I look. It's all good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domhnall-gleeson/i-ve-gotten-work-based-on-how-i-look-and-i-ve-not-gotten-work-based/)

[Domhnall Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domhnall-gleeson/)

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