Dominic West Quotes

• I'm only stopped by people in uniform, whether it's customs people, janitors, or the FBI - they all watch The Wire. Sadly, beautiful, glamorous women don't know anything about it.

  Dominic West

  Beautiful, People, Wire

  "Down to The Wire with Dominic West". Interview with Sara Bliss, www.esquire.com. December 31, 2006.

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• I've hung out at dozens of playgrounds, bored out of my mind, with not even a look of comfort from disapproving mothers all around me. Either they think I'm a pedophile or a deadbeat dad. That's what I get for being a single dad - suspicious looks at the playground.

  Dominic West

  Mother, Dad, Thinking

  "Down to The Wire with Dominic West". Intervie with Sara Bliss, www.esquire.com. December 31, 2006.

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• I think I've got a funny face.

  Dominic West

  Thinking, Faces, Funny Face

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Since I got married my wife doesn't really let me wear anything that I used to because she says I have no taste at all.

  Dominic West

  Wife, Taste, Married

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You've got to grab every opportunity that comes up.

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  Opportunity, Come Up

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm not a great fan of green screen. It's not much fun for actors. It's great for directors and technical people and cameramen.

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  Fun, People, Directors

  "Dominic West on The Hour, John Carter, and Yes, The Wire". Interview with Will Harris, tv.avclub.com. November 26, 2012.

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• No, I don't think 'The Wire' screwed up my career at all. It's the only reason people have heard of me. It's only been a huge, huge, very fortunate bonus.

  Dominic West

  Thinking, Careers, Wire

  "People seem to think I'm Satan". Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. May 30, 2011.

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• People are born, they have a limited amount of time going around thinking life is dandy but then, inevitably, tragedy strikes and they realize life equals loss! The whole point of the game is to minimize the pain caused by that equation! Now some people do it by having kids, or making money, or taking up coin collecting, and others do it by getting wasted.

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  Meaningful, Pain, Kids

  "Fictional character: Jasper". "28 Days", www.imdb.com. 2000.

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• I don't know why British actors are getting big parts in American TV shows. Maybe it's because we're cheap.

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  Tv Shows, Actors, Tvs

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The kiss always gets a hell of a reaction.

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  Kissing, Hell, Reactions

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Even though I'm English, I've all my life been heavily exposed to American television and culture in general.

  Dominic West

  Culture, Television, Exposed

  "Dominic West on The Hour, John Carter, and yes, The Wire". Interview with Will Harris, tv.avclub.com. November 26, 2012.

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• I'm a rather crude cook.

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  Crude, Cooks

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Apparently it'll all settle down and they'll forget about it soon.

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  Down And, Forget, Settling

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• For a straight man, I seem to have to kiss an awful lot of men!

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  Kissing, Men, Awful

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I look ridiculous in a three-piece suit - I'm too fat.

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  Suits, Three, Looks

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Prince Charles is the best-dressed man in the world.

  Dominic West

  Men, World, Best Dressed

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• People seem to think I'm Satan.

  Dominic West

  Thinking, People, Satan

  "Dominic West: 'People seem to think I'm Satan'" by Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. May 30, 2011.

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• I went to America to get away from constantly being cast in costume dramas, playing posh people.

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  Drama, America, People

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• My mum's parents were from Ireland, my dad's mum was American-Irish.

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  Dad, Parent, Mum

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• If you do an American TV series, before the audition you sign away the next five years of your life.

  Dominic West

  Years, Next, Auditions

  "Dominic West: 'People seem to think I'm Satan'" by Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. May 30, 2011.

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• I've always wanted to play more comic parts.

  Dominic West

  Play, Comic, Wanted

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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