It's always more interesting to take on someone that's going to have hidden sides or a fatal flaw, because there's going to be more to play with - more conflict, internally or in and around them - but it's probably… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
I've always thought darker characters were more fun to play. They're probably not any more complex or interesting than their good, law-abiding cousins, and I'd always tend to see things from their point of view. — 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
