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.
AIDAN QUINNI’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.
More Aidan Quinn Quotes
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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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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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Life is hard for everyone. That’s why there’s such a nice reward at the end of it.
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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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Make them laugh, and then make them listen.
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I mean, I’ve been stupid in the past, and I’ve learned from that.
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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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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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The family is where most of our joy comes from.
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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 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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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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