Colm Meaney

Well, Ive always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.

— Colm Meaney

You never know when the publicity people will feel it is a good time to release the film.

— Colm Meaney

If you're playing a historical character that's in the public consciousness, then obviously you've got to make an effort to look like…

— Colm Meaney

I usually read a script from an audience perspective first, and then look more closely at the character only.

— Colm Meaney

I suppose I look for humor in most situations because it humanizes things; it makes a character much more three-dimensional if there's…

— Colm Meaney

I do probably 80 or 90 per cent of the cooking at home.

— Colm Meaney

A good comedy's very hard to make, so good comic writing I really enjoy.

— Colm Meaney

There are so many burning issues to be dealt with that it's completely understandable and natural that a character is struggling with…

— Colm Meaney

Colin Morgan gives a stunning performance in Parked; he plays Merlin in the BBC TV show and he says the two characters…

— Colm Meaney

Even in the depths of dreadful situations, there's usually something rather comic, or something you can laugh about afterwards, at least. So,…

— Colm Meaney

I do go back to Ireland, and I'll probably be doing a film in Ireland in January, and I guess that kind…

— Colm Meaney

The digital revolution has changed the way we do things because you're not under that pressure that film is precious and film…

— Colm Meaney

As an actor, I like to get a bit of momentum going with a character and kind of work a bit quicker.…

— Colm Meaney

Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.…

— Colm Meaney

In the past I've worked with directors who saw very much their scene in their head and knew exactly how they were…

— Colm Meaney

Talking about the show reminds you of things that you went through. So it's fun. When the show was on, I couldn't…

— Colm Meaney

Normally when I'm sent a script I'll read it through to see how it hangs as a story and then I'll go…

— Colm Meaney

I played trombone for 10 minutes, and then I was in an accordion band in school for even less.

— Colm Meaney

Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys.

— Colm Meaney

Even in drama, I like to try to find the humor because I think it's very human. Even in the depths of…

— Colm Meaney

It's interesting because I haven't done a lot of period work in the past, but I always wanted to because I'm interested…

— Colm Meaney

Which is good, in a way, because the danger in doing something like STAR TREK is that you end up in that…

— Colm Meaney

As an actor, my background is in the theater and I feel that my strong suit is period work, but I actually…

— Colm Meaney

I usually look at things like that from an audience perspective first, then have a closer look at the specific character they're…

— Colm Meaney

I kind of have an interest in all history. And I suspect it comes from being Irish - we like stories, we…

— Colm Meaney