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It's actually pretty complex, because there's two levels of reality in the narrative. One is what really took place, and the other is Spider's poisoned version of what took place.

~Gabriel Byrne

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The only way you can continue to make artistic films is to make an occasional one of those. They kind of keep your marketability going to the extent that people will employ you.

~Gabriel Byrne

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What is that song that Willie Nelson sang? 'Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few.' I think of that. No big deal. I've reached a stage in my life where I am content.

~Gabriel Byrne

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I would like to break out of this dark, brooding image, cause I'm actually not like that at all.

~Gabriel Byrne

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O'Neill presents a very complex multi-layered kind of challenge. His characters are always deeply complex and, to a great extent, inaccessible.

~Gabriel Byrne

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I'm not a very gregarious person. I can't bear attention being called to me in a public place, which is ridiculous in a business that pays you to be noticed.

~Gabriel Byrne

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Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good.

~Gabriel Byrne

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I read a lot on the subject and had many conversations, and I have come to the conclusion that the Catholic Church is a force for evil.

~Gabriel Byrne

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I never went to drama school, but I did learn a couple of things along the way.

~Gabriel Byrne

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When you're still, and some actors are really brilliant at that, you bring a kind of energy to you as opposed to sending the energy out. There are some actors, like Gary Cooper or Kevin Spacey, that are absolutely brilliant - Gene Hackman is another - at being and allowing the audience to just do the work.

~Gabriel Byrne

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Actor

Born: May 12th, 1950

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