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> [For me, you have to do as much work as you can beforehand and, once you get on stage or set, throw it out the window because you need to be collaborative. You shouldn't have too many ideas about where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/for-me-you-have-to-do-as-much-work-as-you-can-beforehand-and-once-you/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

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## More by Brian Gleeson

> [I had always enjoyed playing characters and dressing up, but it wasn't until I got to school and I started getting on stage for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/i-had-always-enjoyed-playing-characters-and-dressing-up-but-it-wasn-t/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [I loved 'Lord of the Rings,' growing up, so I always wanted to play a wizard with a staff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/i-loved-lord-of-the-rings-growing-up-so-i-always-wanted-to-play-a/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [I've led a very middle-class, very boring kind of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/i-ve-led-a-very-middle-class-very-boring-kind-of-life/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [I loved plays in school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/i-loved-plays-in-school/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [I think that if you can work and travel, that is the best deal you can strike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/i-think-that-if-you-can-work-and-travel-that-is-the-best-deal-you-can/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [Initially, I resisted going into acting. You want to have your own identity, and I thought about doing other things, but that didn't last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/initially-i-resisted-going-into-acting-you-want-to-have-your-own/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [The global capitalist project, which we are all a part of, leaves people behind. I don't know what the answers are - I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/the-global-capitalist-project-which-we-are-all-a-part-of-leaves/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [For me, Domhnall is an acting teacher as much as anything. If I turn out to be half the actor he is, I'll be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/for-me-domhnall-is-an-acting-teacher-as-much-as-anything-if-i-turn/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [America's very refreshing when you go over there; they're all just open about what they want, and they want you to be open, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/america-s-very-refreshing-when-you-go-over-there-they-re-all-just/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [My father is an actor as well, so I used to look to him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/my-father-is-an-actor-as-well-so-i-used-to-look-to-him/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> ['Love/Hate' was a milestone in terms of working on something at home that felt very special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/love-hate-was-a-milestone-in-terms-of-working-on-something-at-home/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [I was always goofing around. I suppose having a father who was an actor made you think that it was a real possibility as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/i-was-always-goofing-around-i-suppose-having-a-father-who-was-an/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [I have a bit of a temper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/i-have-a-bit-of-a-temper/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [There's no problem with trying to be successful, but it's all about just doing good work. It's not about fame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/there-s-no-problem-with-trying-to-be-successful-but-it-s-all-about/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

> [For me, you have to do as much work as you can beforehand and, once you get on stage or set, throw it out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-gleeson/for-me-you-have-to-do-as-much-work-as-you-can-beforehand-and-once-you/)

[Brian Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-gleeson/)

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