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.
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.
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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 can’t control how people are going to react. I try not to worry about what I can’t control.
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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 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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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 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 get to do interesting roles and make a living.
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Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek.
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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’d wear clogs, short pants and ladies’ bracelets. I created this aura for myself.
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The family is where most of our joy comes from.
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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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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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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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