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 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
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There’s certainly more work for me in TV these days.
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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 sneak out of the house to meet girls at 3:30 a.m.
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Baseball should be the only thing on an eight year old boy’s mind.
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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. That’s why I don’t live in Los Angeles.
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I’d wear clogs, short pants and ladies’ bracelets. I created this aura for myself.
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I had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.
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Make them laugh, and then make them listen.
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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 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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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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Money is just something to be circulated.
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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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