Colm Meaney Quotes & Sayings

“I do probably 80 or 90 per cent of the cooking at home.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I suppose I look for humor in most situations because it humanizes things; it makes a character much more three-dimensional if there's some kind of humor. Not necessarily laugh-out-loud type of stuff, just a sense that there is a humorous edge to things. I do like that.”

“My old manager of the Irish National Theatre said 'Don't worry about being a star, just worry about being a working actor. Just keep working.' I think that's really good advice.”

“I played trombone for 10 minutes, and then I was in an accordion band in school for even less.”

“A good comedy's very hard to make, so good comic writing I really enjoy.”

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

“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.”

“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.”