I would love, more than anything, to do an out-and-out farce with huge physical energy.
AIDAN QUINNReally, most of us just focus on what’s in front of us. We’re too busy putting out the fires of everyday life.
More Aidan Quinn Quotes
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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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My thing about looking good is that it should be the character.
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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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There will come a day when the phone doesn’t ring as much as it used to.
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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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Life is hard for everyone. That’s why there’s such a nice reward at the end of it.
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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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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 get to do interesting roles and make a living.
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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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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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Make them laugh, and then make them listen.
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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 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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