Quotes by Chris O'Dowd

About Chris O'Dowd:

Christopher "Chris" O'Dowd is an Irish actor and comedian best known for his role as Roy Trenneman in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd. O'Dowd created and is currently starring in the Sky 1 television series Moone Boy. He had a recurring role on the drama series Girls and starred in the television series Family Tree.
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Beyonce is the most amazing woman in the world.

Chris O'Dowd

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...

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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!

Chris O'Dowd

Hey, I think comic actors are the best actors.

Chris O'Dowd

I've gone up for loads of jobs in the past that I knew were going to be terrible, and I've done my best, and I still haven't got them. So I think I've been lucky in who's decided I'd be worthy of their time.

Chris O'Dowd

I come from a musical kind of family.

Chris O'Dowd

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 instantl...

Chris O'Dowd

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

Chris O'Dowd

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

Chris O'Dowd

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

I cook rarely, but I've kind of got two or three dishes that I stick to. I do a great sweet potato and lentil curry.

Chris O'Dowd

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

Chris O'Dowd

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.

Chris O'Dowd

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

Chris O'Dowd

I'm a Hawaiian shirt guy. I've made that life decision.

Chris O'Dowd

I'm a huge, huge believer in love. Huge!

Chris O'Dowd

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

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.

Chris O'Dowd

A guy who's actually self destructive is quite fun to play.

Chris O'Dowd

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

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Author Bio

  • NameChris O'Dowd
  • DescriptionIrish actor
  • BornOctober 9, 1979
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionActor; Gaelic Football Player; Film Director; Screenwriter