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 QUINNI’d sneak out of the house to meet girls at 3:30 a.m.
More Aidan Quinn Quotes
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I get to do interesting roles and make a living.
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My thing about looking good is that it should be the character.
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Money is just something to be circulated.
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Being physically away from Hollywood probably loses me a few jobs, but the best ones seek me out.
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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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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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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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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 loved working with Meryl Streep twice and I’ve gotten to work with my friend Liam Neeson on several occasions.
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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 had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.
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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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Just because you’re from the minimalist school, it doesn’t mean you can’t go big.
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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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The family is where most of our joy comes from.
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