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For me, it's just about keeping the standards up. We're a small country, so we have to punch above our weight. I'm not a great man for doing something just because it's Irish, and you never know what's going to work. But as long as we keep the standards up, people will continue to invest in films. It's as simple as that.

~Brendan Gleeson

Topics: About Above Because Continue Country Doing Films Going Great Great Man Invest Irish Just Just Because Keep Keeping Know Long Man Me Never Our People Punch Simple Small Small Country Something Standards Up Weight Will Work You

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I worked with Steven Spielberg on 'AI,' and his level of preparation was extraordinary. He told me there was a time at the beginning when he was a bit more spontaneous and went over budget, and it absolutely wrecked his head. When you look at the power and assuredness of his movies, it makes sense that he works out so much in advance.

~Brendan Gleeson

Topics: Absolutely Advance Ai Beginning Bit Budget Extraordinary He Head His Level Look Makes Me More Movies Much Out Over Power Preparation Sense Spielberg Spontaneous Steven Steven Spielberg Time Worked Works Wrecked You

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I tend to look for the good in bad people and the bad in good people, to make them human. 'Cause I don't think that people generally are that black and white. Maybe in movie-land they can be... but that isn't necessarily all there is.

~Brendan Gleeson

Topics: Bad Bad People Black Black And White Cause Generally Good Good People Human Look Make Maybe Necessarily People Tend Them Think White

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I think it's what art should do: make you feel less alone - either in the quest for truth or in dealing with any pain you have.

~Brendan Gleeson

Topics: Alone Any Art Dealing Either Feel Less Make Pain Quest Should Think Truth You I Think

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I'm aware now over the last 5 or 10 years that when you do an accent, you really have to kind of get down to the nitty gritty and go into the phonetics of it, if necessary. Find out not just the sounds but the rhythms and the music - or lack thereof - in a particular accent.

~Brendan Gleeson

Topics: Accent Aware Down Find Get Go Gritty Just Kind Lack Last Music Necessary Now Out Over Particular Phonetics Really Rhythms Sounds Thereof Years You

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I started hitching about the country when I was 16 or 17 years old. I found the music that was played around the country - Irish music - had a particular resonance.

~Brendan Gleeson

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My grandfather played a mandolin, so I got my hands on that. Then on down to a banjo, and I found I couldn't play any kind of soft or mournful music with that so I took up the fiddle in my late 20s or early 30s - and that was far too late. But it keeps me off the streets. It has been a love of mine since I was 17 maybe.

~Brendan Gleeson

Topics: Any Banjo Been Down Early Far Fiddle Found Got Grandfather Hands Keeps Kind Late Love Maybe Me Mine Music Off Play Played Since Soft Streets Then Too Too Late Took Up

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I don't plan in terms of career ambitions. The only career ambition I have is to work with people who are going to bring you up and elevate your performance. They'll let you know things that you didn't know already and bring you places that you might not have gotten to otherwise.

~Brendan Gleeson

Topics: Ambition Bring Career Elevate Going Gotten Know Might Only Otherwise People Performance Places Plan Terms Things Up Who Work You Your

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It's interesting going between small parts and then bigger roles where you carry the film. If the writing is good, and if the people involved have integrity, then you'll do it, even if it's only five minutes on screen.

~Brendan Gleeson

Topics: Between Bigger Carry Even Film Five Going Good Integrity Interesting Involved Minutes Only Parts People Roles Screen Small Then Where Writing You

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Look at the Coen brothers. All their minor characters are as interesting as their protagonists. If the smaller characters are well-written, the whole world of the film becomes enriched. It's not the size of the thing, but the detail.

~Brendan Gleeson

Topics: Becomes Brothers Characters Detail Enriched Film Interesting Look Minor Protagonists Size Smaller Thing Well-Written Whole World

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Actor

Born: March 29th, 1955

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