Dominic Cooper Quotes & Sayings

“There are probably only a certain number of people who can understand or tolerate how long a job will take and what demands it puts on you. And why should they? It breeds a strange kind of selfishness immersing yourself in a character for so long.”

“Grief jumps out at you when you're least expecting it.”

“It's a good feeling to come away from a day's work feeling like you've achieved something. Tired brain is good.”

“There's only so much you can do of trying, finding yourself very close to getting a part and then not getting it.”

“I don't think there's ever a point when you turn to yourself and go, 'Yes, I've made a success of this career path.' You never feel like you've done your best work. You always think you could be better.”

“I stupidly ignored education completely. I found it dull and I preferred to cause chaos and have fun. I regret this massively now.”

“You never know really what anyone thinks about you - that's why all my closest friends are ones I've had since my schooling days when I was 5. And I surround myself with people who I trust and who know me.”

“I have always worked from that place, that if you are going to inhabit someone and get under their eyes, you need to have empathy.”

“I suppose there's an anger in all of us. Some hidden rage that you keep at bay.”

“The people in Iraq lived essentially good lives. They had brilliant health and education systems. Saddam actually created an incredible infrastructure in a very difficult country, but they were a Mafia family. If you said anything against that regime or that family you would be killed instantly.”