Domhnall Gleeson

I'm not built like a leading man. ”

I worked with the Coen brothers, which had been a dream of mine. ”

There is something wonderful about turning up every day and knowing that not just the character but the whole movie kind of rests on your shoulders. And there's great satisfaction when you think it's going well and then real terror when you think it's not. ”

Look at Cillian Murphy: 'Batman,' 'Tron'... those are some heavy-hitting franchises. But he works his way around it. He manages to have a great career and a great life. ”

The idea of having dreams that don't come true is really terrifying. ”

No one can give me advice on 'Star Wars' because nobody knows what I'm doing in 'Star Wars.' ”

I'm pleased to say I grew up in a happy family in Dublin. I feel we're very close. ”

I'm a pessimist by nature, so it's always the worst things that come to mind first whenever you make a decision or have a decision to make. ”

Portraying as human the people you hear about on the news doing bad things is dangerous. But it's also necessary and important. ”

Everyone talks about how we're on our phones all the time, but the fact remains that when I'm away on a film set for two months, I can Skype my family. I remember the phone calls my parents had to make when my dad was away for a while when I was younger - that once-a-week expensive phone call! The time pressure on talking to your father! ”