If I’m playing a character who’s concerned about his body – an athlete, say – I’ll get in shape. If I’m playing a character who doesn’t or wouldn’t,
AIDAN QUINNI think there’s a down-to-earthness with Midwesterners and with people from the Midlands – which is where my family is from – in Ireland.
More Aidan Quinn Quotes
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I’m not a city kind of guy. I’m happiest when I’m tromping through the woods.
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Make them laugh, and then make them listen.
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I think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we moved.
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Life is hard for everyone. That’s why there’s such a nice reward at the end of it.
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Really, most of us just focus on what’s in front of us. We’re too busy putting out the fires of everyday life.
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Being physically away from Hollywood probably loses me a few jobs, but the best ones seek me out.
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I get to do interesting roles and make a living.
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Just because you’re from the minimalist school, it doesn’t mean you can’t go big.
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My thing about looking good is that it should be the character.
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I would love, more than anything, to do an out-and-out farce with huge physical energy.
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I don’t care. I mean, I’ve been stupid in the past, and I’ve learned from that.
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The family is where most of our joy comes from.
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You should learn to be happy with what you have. Besides, the fact that I’m not a huge star has allowed me to pick and choose the roles I want to do, not the ones some person sitting in a studio office thinks I should do.
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I don’t get any parts I don’t get offered. There are lots of great things out there I would like to do that I don’t get offered.
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I mean, I’ve been stupid in the past, and I’ve learned from that.
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