Brendan Gleeson Quotes

My grandfather played a mandolin, so I got my hands on that. Then on down to a banjo, and I found I couldn't play any kind of soft or mournful music with that so I took up the fiddle in my late 20s or early 30s - and that was far too late. But it keeps me off the streets. It has been a love of mine since I was 17 maybe.

Brendan Gleeson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: March 29, 1955

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LoveMusicMeHandsEarlyPlay

I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.

Johann Sebastian Bach

SuccessSucceedWillWellObliged

I'm wildly different than Maria Bamford or Sarah Silverman, and might be more similar to some male comics.

Jen Kirkman

MoreDifferentThanSomeComics

When you're writing you're constantly fighting demons to sit down and do what you do. If you listen to the voices outside your head, in addition to the ones inside your head, you'll never get anything done. There's enough inner strife.

Melissa Rosenberg

WritingFightingEnoughDemonsYou

If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.

Johnnie Cochran

YouMustFit

Growing up as a little, introverted boy, dance was the only way I could communicate. For me, it's the greatest language - no words. Sharing people's stories through the art of movement is magical.

Alyssa Edwards

ArtDanceWordsPeopleGrowing Up

There's no preventative measure between the Palestinians, between those terrorists to the state of Israel.

Silvan Shalom

MeasureIsraelBetweenStateThose

We do need to think about how we have security - everyone has a right to that - but we also need to think about how we maintain civil rights and personal freedom.

Tracy Chapman

FreedomThinkSecurityPersonalNeed

I just like the continue doing what I've been doing. A melange of funny, straight drama, television, movies, a little theater here and there wouldn't hurt. So if I can keep doing that, I'll be a very happy person.

Mary Tyler Moore

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Every day starts, my eyes open and I reload the program of misery. I open my eyes, remember who I am, what I'm like, and I just go, 'Ugh'.

Louis C. K.

EyesDayI AmRememberEvery DayGo

I'm a chicken and fish guy, but I throw a burger in once, maybe twice a week.

Jason Winston George

BurgerFishWeekChickenTwiceGuy

Uncle Junior is a criminal, which makes him a villain, so it makes people want to watch him. My whole life as an actor has been preparing for something like this.

Dominic Chianese

LifePeopleVillainUncleWantHim

I am a fairytale person and firmly believe that movies are made to entertain.

Anushka Shetty

I AmBelievePersonMoviesMadeAm

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