Because the successful actors who’ve been in the game for a while want those roles.
ADRIEN BRODYBeing just yourself means you’re unselfconscious in that moment.
More Adrien Brody Quotes
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The amazing thing is that I found something so early that I can support myself doing.
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It made me have a much greater understanding of loss, of loneliness.
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Not being a commodity enough to be hired by the big directors for projects that have some kind of integrity.
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I think you have to be fair with one another. It’s unfortunate when someone does something that’s not authentic, or not there for any reason other than to draw attention.
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I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that’s kept me in line. Really in line.
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Learned how to survive without anything.
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I take a lot less for granted.
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You’d think that you’d be able to convey more through dialogue.
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Something that I’ve always loved and appreciated is the chance to see something about someone’s character.
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War is chaotic and when you start having a larger scale film and you have a lot of safety protocols and choreography,
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They might mean well by it, but we are conditioned to be afraid of things.
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Some people may not appreciate your work and some may be incredibly moved by it.
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If something is incredibly difficult to connect to, and painful, then I have to do a lot of work to connect to that and not joke around or lose sight of my job.
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Fear of the unknown. Fear of terrorism. And it’s unfortunate.
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Film is a time capsule.
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People think fame and money will bring you happiness.
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So there’s more competition, so you have to work harder and be right for it.
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Observe and kind of retain it, and study it without feeling like I’m studying it.
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And the level of intense tragedy that so many people have experienced in this world,
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What guides me is to do work that’s more avant-garde – things that I think are special. You can easily become a celebrity and get caught up in all that blur. I just want to work and surprise myself.
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So 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.
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Depending on what my job requirement is, my techniques change.
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It would be terribly boring to be earnest.
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And then, it’s out of your control.
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Being just yourself means you’re unselfconscious in that moment.
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It’s great when people appreciate your work, but I don’t know how seriously to take it.
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