It’s interesting because you feel on the one hand, we understand people from what the say, and in another sense.
ADRIEN BRODYIt would be terribly boring to be earnest.
More Adrien Brody Quotes
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Fear of the unknown. Fear of terrorism. And it’s unfortunate.
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Like, fear and the way fear controls us.
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Or maybe we’re all self-conscious to an extent.
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I was a wild, mischievous kid, and I had tremendous imagination. Any experience I had, I’d try to reenact it.
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And then, it’s out of your control.
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You meet a pretty girl, you’re different from when you meet a tough kid on the street.
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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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The problem is when you become so well known that everyone is watching you and you don’t have an opportunity to observe.
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There are the obstacles of your position as an actor.
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Being just yourself means you’re unselfconscious in that moment.
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I bet they didn’t tell you that was in the gift bag.
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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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It’s interesting, winning an Academy Award as a young man… life-changing, but I’m just me within that.
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A little bit of attention and kindness can totally change a whole life, and a lack of that can do the same.
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My 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.
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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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I really had a blast.
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Depending on what my job requirement is, my techniques change.
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People think fame and money will bring you happiness.
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The amazing thing is that I found something so early that I can support myself doing.
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Because the successful actors who’ve been in the game for a while want those roles.
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I take a lot less for granted.
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So 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.
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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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I have an intense curiosity. And it would be a shame if I lose the ability to do that.
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Because it’s up to the journalist not only to understand what I’m trying to convey, but to convey that understanding through their process.
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