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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 instantly - e

Chris O'Dowd

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Chris O'Dowd reflects on his childhood belief that serious acting was more respectable than comedy, a view he now sees as mistaken. He emphasizes that comic acting requires skill and discipline, even though society often undervalues it.

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