Barry Keoghan Professions : Actor Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Barry Keoghan This industry can take you in and spit you out. It's overwhelming. But I keep my feet on the ground, my Air Max on the gravel. Barry Keoghan ground you air feet After everything I've been through - the foster care, the losing my parents and stuff like that, I was never one to kind of go, 'I'm gonna just not try.' I used it all as ammunition. Barry Keoghan parents never care losing Getting involved with 'Black 47' was like getting involved with 'Dunkirk' for me. I learned a lot. But 'Black 47' was my own history from my own country. Barry Keoghan me black country history In any inner city, there's not a lot of opportunities, and you really have to dig out and chase what you want to do, 'cos it's not handed to you, so. Barry Keoghan opportunities city you want I want to get a wolf and an eagle. Barry Keoghan eagle wolf get want Foster care was a big part of my life. Barry Keoghan my-life big care life Anyone dying is not easy, but certainly not a mother. Me and my brother, we stuck together. The foster families were good to me, and then my nanny took me in. Barry Keoghan good me brother mother It's a hard thing to find in people: to sit and just be present with someone, even for two minutes. Barry Keoghan find someone hard people Where I'm from, to do acting is not heard of. Being one of the lads and all, you don't just go, 'Oh, I want to be an actor'. They'd laugh and joke about it. Barry Keoghan laugh joke you want I want to produce. I want to direct. I want to be my own camera man. I want my own boxing club. I have it all written down. I want to do everything. Barry Keoghan camera down man my-own One day, you're talking with Tom Hardy; the next day, you have Nicole Kidman kissing your feet. I never thought I'd be able to say that in my lifetime, Nicole Kidman kissing my feet. It's mad. Barry Keoghan day thought you feet That's why I don't live in L.A. First of all, I don't have the money. But second, I want to stay grounded, to be surrounded by real people, to have my head on my shoulders instead of losing track of reality. Barry Keoghan money losing reality people I'm always wanting to do the impossible. Barry Keoghan wanting always impossible I look like a kid onscreen in most movies. Barry Keoghan movies kid like look I want to play someone like Billy the Kid. Barry Keoghan someone like want play I've been lucky to be educated by watching the old and the great movies, working with good filmmakers, and being educated on sets. Barry Keoghan movies great good lucky Dublin's a great place. It really is. It's a great place. And Ireland, especially, is a great place. I've realized that growing up more. I'm loving my country more as I'm getting older. Barry Keoghan place great getting-older country Boxing isn't a career. Acting is it for me. But they're both very therapeutic. Barry Keoghan career me boxing acting Acting brings up a lot of the past. I use my memories, whether they're good or bad. Barry Keoghan bad good memories past I have confidence. I don't know where I got it from. Barry Keoghan got where know confidence Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
