Both 'The Wire' and 'Queer as Folk' had a big scope. They were panoramas, telling ambitious stories about two cities, Baltimore and Manchester, for the first time. Aidan Gillen ambitiousbaltimorebig Change image and share on social
To start, I wasn't really interested in acting at all, and I didn't make much impact. The first play I was in was on for five nights and I didn't show up for two of them and nobody noticed. But I stayed because that's where my friends were, and after a while I found myself wanting to inhabit other people's worlds and lives. Aidan Gillen actfindfriend share on social
I heat myself up over the fact that I am never going to be as good as I want to be. Aidan Gillen factgoodheat Change image and share on social
I like the Edinburgh Film Festival, and I've liked what I've experienced of Glasgow's Film Festival too. Aidan Gillen edinburghexperiencefestival Change image and share on social
People say 'The Wire's bleak, y'know, but I see it as a love letter to Baltimore, and it's one written in a very strange and complex way. Aidan Gillen baltimorebleakcomplex Change image and share on social
I find still photographs make me quite self-conscious. Aidan Gillen consciousfindmake Change image and share on social
The first time I played a killer, in the 1997 film 'Mojo,' I went to my local video shop and got out a video of real executions and a history of the Third Reich. The guy in the shop was giving me a look. I thought this would help, but I don't think it made any difference, and I don't want to see any more executions. Aidan Gillen differenceexecutionfilm share on social
I hope it's not all I'll ever do, but I know I've played enigmatic characters. For me, the good characters are people who get places, are devious, are cunning and tricky and hard to pin down. Obviously, if you play one and you do an okay job of it, that'll be on people's minds. Aidan Gillen charactercunningdevious share on social
I myself started out quite young; when you're working, professionally, even if you are in your teens, you just want to be treated the same as everybody else. You just want people to see you as an actor and not as a kid. Aidan Gillen actorkidpeople share on social
I didn't want to go to college or work in an office or have a nine-to-five job. I knew that quite clearly before I left school. Aidan Gillen collegejobknow Change image and share on social