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I had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.

Aidan Quinn

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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Beside Happy Huge Learn Office Star Studio Thinking
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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Acting Being Image Moved New Such Thinking
I had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.
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Again Back Bring Down Me Normal Person
Baseball should be the only thing on an eight year old boy’s mind.
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Baseball Boy Mind Eight Old Only Thing Year
The family is where most of our joy comes from.
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Come Family Joy Most
There’s certainly more work for me in TV these days.
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Certainly Day Me More Television Work
I’m not a city kind of guy. I’m happiest when I’m tromping through the woods. That’s why I don’t live in Los Angeles.
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Cities Country Guy Happy Job Kind Live Wood
Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek.
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Celebrity Fame Seek Thing
I’d wear clogs, short pants and ladies’ bracelets. I created this aura for myself.
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Aura Create Myself Short Wear
Just because you’re from the minimalist school, it doesn’t mean you can’t go big.
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Big Go Just Minimalist School
I’m not particularly a career-oriented guy. I’m lucky. I can make really interesting films much of the time with interesting people yet be anonymous, have a private life. But, I’d like to have the choice of the better roles.
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Career Choose Film Guy Interesting Life Lucky Oriented People Private Time
Money is just something to be circulated.
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Circulate Just Money Something
Make them laugh, and then make them listen.
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Laughing Listen Make Them
I don’t care. I mean, I’ve been stupid in the past, and I’ve learned from that.
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Care Learn Mean Past Smart Stupid
I think there’s a down-to-earthness with Midwesterners and with people from the Midlands – which is where my family is from – in Ireland.
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Country Down Family My People Thinking
I don’t. I almost never get in shape for a movie, even though I know it would be a good career move.
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Almost Career Good Know Move Movie never Shape Though
Some actors actually think about what they’re going to talk about during the interview–they read up and meditate and plan quotes and get all inspired. It’s very smart, but it’s so planned. I never think to do that.
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Actor During Going Interview Meditate Planned Smart Some Thing
I like the level of fame that I have. You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn’t something that I find comfortable.
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Comfortable Fame Level Nice Restaurant Sometimes Table
There will come a day when the phone doesn’t ring as much as it used to.
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Come Day Much Phone Ring Use Used
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,
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Athlete Body Character Concern Playing Shape
I mean, I’ve been stupid in the past, and I’ve learned from that.
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Learn Mean Past Stupid
Life is hard for everyone. That’s why there’s such a nice reward at the end of it.
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End Everyone Hard Life Nice Reward
I can’t control how people are going to react. I try not to worry about what I can’t control.
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Control Going People React Trying Worry
I’d sneak out of the house to meet girls at 3:30 a.m.
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Girl House Meet Sneak Time
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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Everyday Fire Focus Front Life Putting Reality
I get to do interesting roles and make a living.
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Interesting Living Make Role
I loved working with Meryl Streep twice and I’ve gotten to work with my friend Liam Neeson on several occasions.
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Friend Gitten Loved Occasion Several Work Working

I had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.

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