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I grew up among strong women so I know what it's like to be loved and humiliated in a heartbeat.

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Strong, Like, Grew, Heartbeat

I never go to these showbiz parties. I avoid them with a 10-inch pole.

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Never, Go, Parties, Showbiz

All of this talk of recession offends me. I am delighted that bankers have less money.

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Bankers, Less Money, Offends, Delighted

Well, when you're the youngest of five, parents kind of lose interest more and more through the children. I think my eldest brother was under loads of pressure to do something amazing with his life, but by the time I came around they were like, 'Well, let's hope he doesn't kill a guy.'

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Through, By The Time, Eldest

When I was a kid, I wanted to be serious, like Daniel Day-Lewis. No one really dreams of being a comic actor, do they? Now I realise how stupid that is - and it's because comic acting isn't taken seriously enough. It's a discipline. You know instantly - either you're funny and getting the laughs, or you're not.

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Dreams, Stupid, Kid, Daniel

I think there's something in the fact that it's hard to be good looking and funny. You have to have an oddball quality; people have to sympathise with you to find you funny.

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Think, Fact, I Think, Sympathise

After 'Bridesmaids,' women know who I am.

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I Am, Know, After, Bridesmaids

People in England talk about stupid Hollywood idiots, but the industry attracts some of the cleverest people in the world.

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Stupid, England, Some, Attracts

I feel like I need to start wearing a T-shirt saying 'This is not a photo opportunity'. People are so lovely but you do find that when you're out you spend 40% of your time posing for photographs.

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Feel, I Feel Like, Your, Posing

I'm probably working on three different scripts at any time, so there's never a time where I've got nothing to do.

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Nothing, Three, Any, Scripts

Being at the genesis of the creative process is definitely something I want to keep doing. It's just such a great buzz.

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Process, Doing, Want, Genesis

When I was about 13 I realised girls weren't going to kiss me because I was a gigantic, weird looking creature from the depths. I was like 6 ft. aged 11.

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Like, Going, Realised, Depths

The fame thing has happened very gradually, so I've been kind of lucky.

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Lucky, Very, Gradually, Fame Thing

I don't think the public here buy this idea that women and men speak different comedic languages.

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Think, Here, Languages, Comedic

Hey, I think comic actors are the best actors.

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Best, Think, I Think, Hey

Louis C. K. makes me laugh, I must say.

- Chris O'Dowd

Me, Must, Makes, Louis

Social media is great, I guess, but it feels like technology is the sapper of innocence.

- Chris O'Dowd

Innocence, Social, Feels, Social Media

When I say I hate nostalgia, I hate things set in the recent past where everything is shiny and new.

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Nostalgia, New, Set, Recent

I've always been conscious of the fact that there aren't enough Irish voices on British television compared to the amount of Irish people who live there.

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Always, Been, Amount, Irish People

I think I'm going to keep my Irish accent forever now in any movie I make, because chicks dig it and that's all I care about now!

- Chris O'Dowd

Think, Dig, I Think, Chicks

I'd like to think that I'm getting slightly more mature as time goes on, but I don't know if my fiancee would necessarily agree.

- Chris O'Dowd

Think, Like, Slightly, Fiancee

I'd like my super power to be puns; I'd like to be great at puns: pun power. Then I could go on loads of panel shows and live off that forever.

- Chris O'Dowd

Like, Pun, Could, Puns

I get asked all the time if I want to do more dramatic acting, and I really doubt that dramatic actors get asked if they want to do more comedies. I don't really know why that is.

- Chris O'Dowd

Want, More, Dramatic, Comedies

There tends to be a jealousy in England towards countries that are successful.

- Chris O'Dowd

England, Towards, Countries, Tends

L.A. is fun, but it feels like one of those towns in the north of Scotland where there's an oil rig just off the coast and whether or not you work for the oil rig, everyone is connected to it.

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Everyone, Like, Feels, Rig

In comedy it helps if there's a friendly atmosphere on the set.

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Comedy, Atmosphere, Set, Helps

Going out with other actors is never good; actresses are neurotic, and actors are horrendous egotists.

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Never, Other, Going, Horrendous

I don't know if I'd do an action movie because I don't know if I could keep a straight face; honestly, I just think it's so silly. Like, I love watching them but I can't imagine me doing one.

- Chris O'Dowd

Love, Doing, Movie, If I Could

The bottom line is that female writers aren't being given enough opportunities by male producers.

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Line, Bottom, Given, Producers

I play very sweet characters, so people look at me like I'm the kid from 'The Wonder Years,' rather than Brad Pitt.

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Play, Like, Very, None

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