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I usually look at things like that from an audience perspective first, then have a closer look at the specific character they're talking about me for.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: About Audience Character Closer First Like Look Me Perspective Specific Talking Then Things

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As an actor, I like to get a bit of momentum going with a character and kind of work a bit quicker. I mean, not crazy-fast, but, you know, five or six pages a day is a nice pace.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Actor Bit Character Day Five Get Going Kind Know Like Mean Momentum Nice Pace Pages Quicker Six Work You

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

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Topics: Actor Always Bad Bad Guys Been Character Character Actor Get Guys Know Share Well Who You Your

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I kind of have an interest in all history. And I suspect it comes from being Irish - we like stories, we like telling stories, which makes a lot of us lean towards being writers or actors or directors.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Actor Being Directors History Interest Irish Kind Lean Like Lot Makes Stories Suspect Telling Towards Us Which Writers

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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 in history.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Always Because Done History In The Past Interested Interesting Lot Past Period Wanted Work

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As an actor, my background is in the theater and I feel that my strong suit is period work, but I actually didn't do much of it at all, until the last three or four years. I'm loving it!

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Topics: Actor Actually Background Feel Four Last Loving Much Period Strong Suit Theater Three Until Work Years I Feel

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I love doing comedy. You don't get many good comedy scripts. They're rare. But, I do love playing comedy. Even in drama, I like to try to find the humor because I think it's very human.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Because Comedy Doing Drama Even Find Get Good Human Humor Like Love Many Playing Rare Scripts Think Try Very You I Think I Love

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Even in the depths of dreadful situations, there's usually something rather comic, or something you can laugh about afterwards, at least. So, I do look for the comedy in those things.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: About Afterwards Comedy Comic Depths Dreadful Even Laugh Least Look Rather Situations Something Things Those You

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In the past I've worked with directors who saw very much their scene in their head and knew exactly how they were going to cut it.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Cut Directors Exactly Going Head How In The Past Knew Much Past Saw Scene Very Were Who Worked

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Well, I've always been a character actor, you know, and you always get your share of character actors who are bad guys. So it never surprises me. And if it's good writing, you can find your way into the part well enough.

~Colm Meaney

Topics: Actor Always Bad Bad Guys Been Character Character Actor Enough Find Get Good Good Writing Guys Know Me Never Part Share Surprises Way Well Well Enough Who Writing You Your

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Actor

Born: May 30th, 1953

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