I’d never had any problem finding inspiration; Ireland was always just there, you know? All this richness of culture was there to tap into. Brendan Gleeson Read Quote
When I started out at about 19, 20, it took me two years just to tell the difference between a jig and a reel. It does all sound the same, but what you can find once you go in – it’s never-ending. So that’s my love. Brendan Gleeson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
When I first was able to fill in A-C-T-O-R for the occupation line on my passport, that was the first time I really felt, ‘Wow, I’m home.’ Brendan Gleeson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
What I voice, I voice though my art, if that’s not too vainglorious a word. But I don’t think it is. Brendan Gleeson Read Quote
I find myself really privileged to be able to go in and look at a set that the likes of Hollywood can provide, and say, ‘My God, look at the craftsmanship in this; look at the ambition in it, the scale of it.’ Brendan Gleeson Read Quote
I don’t maybe follow the normal star profile, and it’s not something that I particularly want to embrace in terms of the publicity thing and wanting to be famous and known. Brendan Gleeson Read Quote
The whole point of film for me is that it’s such a joy. It’s such a wonder. The possibilities are literally endless in terms of what you can creatively do. Brendan Gleeson Read Quote
Actors will always tell you it’s more fun playing bad guys. A lot of the time, it’s criminals who are the people who don’t care. There’s something extraordinarily seductive about the guy who doesn’t care, and to play that guy is terribly empowering, because you don’t have to worry about the consequences of your actions. Brendan Gleeson Read Quote
