I mean, I’ve been stupid in the past, and I’ve learned from that.
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 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 get to do interesting roles and make a living.
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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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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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There’s certainly more work for me in TV these days.
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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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Baseball should be the only thing on an eight year old boy’s mind.
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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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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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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 would love, more than anything, to do an out-and-out farce with huge physical energy.
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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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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 sneak out of the house to meet girls at 3:30 a.m.
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The family is where most of our joy comes from.
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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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I had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.
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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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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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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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Money is just something to be circulated.
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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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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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I’d wear clogs, short pants and ladies’ bracelets. I created this aura for myself.
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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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My thing about looking good is that it should be the character.
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