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

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Accordion Band Even Less Minutes Played School Then Trombone

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Talking about the show reminds you of things that you went through. So it's fun. When the show was on, I couldn't have handled it. I didn't want that direct connection.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: About Connection Direct Fun Handled Reminds Show Talking Things Through Want You

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Which is good, in a way, because the danger in doing something like STAR TREK is that you end up in that pigeonhole and you're doing that the rest of your life.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Because Danger Doing End Good Life Like Pigeonhole Rest Something Star Star Trek Trek Up Way Which You Your

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If you're playing the a historical character that's in the public consciousness, then obviously you've got to make an effort to look like that person and there's a huge amount of historical record there that you have to kind of comply to.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Amount Character Consciousness Effort Got Historical Huge Huge Amount Kind Like Look Make Obviously Person Playing Public Record Then You

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

~Colm Meaney

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I suppose I look for humor in most situations because it humanizes things; it makes a character much more three-dimensional if there's some kind of humor. Not necessarily laugh-out-loud type of stuff, just a sense that there is a humorous edge to things. I do like that.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Because Character Edge Humor Humorous Just Kind Like Look Makes More Most Much Necessarily Sense Situations Some Stuff Suppose Things Three-Dimensional Type

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My old manager of the Irish National Theatre said 'Don't worry about being a star, just worry about being a working actor. Just keep working.' I think that's really good advice.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: About Actor Advice Being Good Good Advice Irish Just Keep Manager National Old Really Said Star Theatre Think Working Working Actor Worry I Think

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

~Colm Meaney

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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 back and read it through again and look at the character.

~Colm Meaney

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There's no reason not to be in television now. You get to live at home and you're not on the road all the time, they pay you decent money, and the writing's good. You're not compromising for it, you know.

~Colm Meaney

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Actor

Born: May 30th, 1953

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