Domhnall Gleeson - Actor

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James Ellis Deakins

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🗓️ 18 July 2021

⏱️ 83 minutes

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EPISODE 133 - DOMHNALL GLEESON - Actor

Team Deakins has a great time speaking with actor, Domhnall Gleeson (STAR WARS, NEVER LET ME GO, THE REVENANT). He tells us how his father being an actor (Brandon Gleeson) showed him it was a career that could be done, with hard work. He shares that a well-run set is his favorite place to be and the feeling of loss when a film doesn’t land. We talk about his experience of working with the Coen Brothers in the film, True Grit as well as working on the film, Ex Machina, and with Alicia Vikander. We reminisce about the experience of working together on the film, Unbroken, including his having to starve for the start of the movie. He also shares what he has learned, like not having to be in pain to get a good performance and relating with the crew as an actor. And lots, lots more! You won’t want to miss this episode!

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Team Deakin's podcast. This podcast is a dialogue between Roger and
0:10.4	James Deakin's often joined in the conversation by a guest. It's very informal and we never
0:17.0	know where it will go. We're connecting through Zoom so bear that in mind when you hear
0:22.1	the audio.
0:24.1	If you'd like to submit a question or topic, please do so by emailing podpod.cod at RogerDeakin's.com.
0:32.4	This episode is sponsored by Ari. More than just the manufacturer of the film industry's top
0:42.0	camera and lighting equipment, they are also the innovator behind cinematic lenses such
0:47.4	as the master prime and signature prime lenses. Ari, truly cinematic. Today we're joined
0:56.7	by a talented actor. We've had the pleasure of working with him twice in true grit and
1:01.3	unbroken. Some of his other credits are Star Wars, episodes 7, 8 and 9, Harry Potter,
1:10.0	many of them. The Revenant, Brooklyn and ex-Machina were really pleased to welcome
1:16.0	Donald Gleason with us today. Donald, thank you for doing this. Thank you so much for
1:20.6	having me. I love the podcast. It's great to talk to you. Well, it's good to see you too.
1:26.1	Let's start with how did you get to where you are today? What was your past? Did you always
1:31.8	know you wanted to act or did you do something else and then find it along the way?
1:38.6	So I grew, I'm from Dublin in Ireland. My, I guess the quick way to start the stories
1:45.1	is to say that my father is an actor, a really good actor, called Brandon Gleason. He was
1:51.8	a teacher until he was 34, a full-time teacher. When I was a young kid, he was a teacher but
1:59.9	he was doing a lot of plays and that sort of stuff. Then he decided to go full-time. He
2:07.7	had four kids in the 80s. It was not a good time to go full-time. I think he was about to
2:14.0	give up a full-time job. It was a bit nuts to give up being a teacher. But he loved it and
2:19.4	he thought he had something and my mother, I think, basically said if you want to do it, you should
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