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 QUINNYou 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.
More Aidan Quinn Quotes
-
-
I think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we moved.
AIDAN QUINN -
I’m not a city kind of guy. I’m happiest when I’m tromping through the woods.
AIDAN QUINN -
Really, most of us just focus on what’s in front of us. We’re too busy putting out the fires of everyday life.
AIDAN QUINN -
Make them laugh, and then make them listen.
AIDAN QUINN -
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 QUINN -
I’d sneak out of the house to meet girls at 3:30 a.m.
AIDAN QUINN -
Money is just something to be circulated.
AIDAN QUINN -
Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek.
AIDAN QUINN -
I loved working with Meryl Streep twice and I’ve gotten to work with my friend Liam Neeson on several occasions.
AIDAN QUINN -
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,
AIDAN QUINN -
I don’t. I almost never get in shape for a movie, even though I know it would be a good career move.
AIDAN QUINN -
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.
AIDAN QUINN -
Being physically away from Hollywood probably loses me a few jobs, but the best ones seek me out.
AIDAN QUINN -
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.
AIDAN QUINN -
Baseball should be the only thing on an eight year old boy’s mind.
AIDAN QUINN