Dominic Cooper quotes

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. (Dominic Cooper)

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.

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

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

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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.

Dominic Cooper

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.

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Especially with comedy, you take massive risks because ultimately you're trying to be funny. If you're not funny, then it's really embarrassing and you look stupid.

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

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

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You want to know if anyone's going to go see your film. You shouldn't worry about it or get hung up on it. So yea, you kind of monitor it.

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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. (Dominic Cooper)