91 Quotes by Chris O'Dowd

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!

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.

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.

I'm more like a spoon symbol. I think women just want to spoon me.

I mean, I'm an uncle of seven or eight, and I don't mind it at all! Kids are great. Kids are the best six-hour experience you can have!

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

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

What I think improv is great for is making dialogue more natural.

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