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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, let

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Chris O'Dowd is saying that as the youngest child in a family of five, his parents paid less attention to him compared to his older siblings. He suggests that while his oldest brother faced high expectations to achieve something impressive, by the time he was born, his parents had lowered those expectations.

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