"I loved teaching. And I always used to say that acting was just something I did purely on my own terms, and that if I had to make a living from it there would be too much pressure"

This quote by Brendan Gleeson talks with the suggestion of wanting something and wanting to do it by yourself terms. Gleeson loved training and also saw it as something he can do without the pressure of having to earn a living from it. He also saw acting similarly, as something he might do purely on his very own terms. He understood that if he had to make a living from it, the stress would certainly be way too much for him to take care of. This quote talks with the idea of wanting something and wanting to do it without the stress of having to earn a living from it. It also speaks with the idea of wanting something as well as intending to do it on your own terms, without the stress of having to earn a living from it. Gleeson's quote is a pointer that it is important to do something that you like as well as to do it by yourself terms.