Part of what attracted me to the village was it had a lot of parallels to contemporary issues.
ADRIEN BRODYPart of what attracted me to the village was it had a lot of parallels to contemporary issues.
ADRIEN BRODYI really had a blast.
ADRIEN BRODYthere’s always a process of getting to know one another.
ADRIEN BRODYSo there’s more competition, so you have to work harder and be right for it.
ADRIEN BRODYNot being a commodity enough to be hired by the big directors for projects that have some kind of integrity.
ADRIEN BRODYThey might mean well by it, but we are conditioned to be afraid of things.
ADRIEN BRODYMy parents have raised me with a sense of what’s really important and have given me decent values, and I’m comfortable, but I haven’t lived an excessive lifestyle in the least. And I’ve kept my expenses to a minimum so that I have the freedom to wait.
ADRIEN BRODYWar is chaotic and when you start having a larger scale film and you have a lot of safety protocols and choreography,
ADRIEN BRODYSome people may not appreciate your work and some may be incredibly moved by it.
ADRIEN BRODYSo perhaps we always are acting, in a sense. But you meet someone you feel you admire or you “know,” and it’ll be different for that reason.
ADRIEN BRODYSo that isn’t the concern. You have to do what you can do, and share what you feel is appropriate to share in the moment.
ADRIEN BRODYIf I have a lack of dedication or focus, it’s permanently there as a negative reminder.
ADRIEN BRODYIt would be terribly boring to be earnest.
ADRIEN BRODYSo far, it’s an interesting ride, and I’m curious to see what I can find next.
ADRIEN BRODYAnd the level of intense tragedy that so many people have experienced in this world,
ADRIEN BRODYBecause the successful actors who’ve been in the game for a while want those roles.
ADRIEN BRODY