My thing about looking good is that it should be the character.
AIDAN QUINNI like the level of fame that I have. You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn’t something that I find comfortable.
More Aidan Quinn Quotes
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I’d sneak out of the house to meet girls at 3:30 a.m.
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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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Just because you’re from the minimalist school, it doesn’t mean you can’t go big.
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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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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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Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek.
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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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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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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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I’d wear clogs, short pants and ladies’ bracelets. I created this aura for myself.
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Money is just something to be circulated.
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Make them laugh, and then make them listen.
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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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Life is hard for everyone. That’s why there’s such a nice reward at the end of it.
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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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