I loved working with Meryl Streep twice and I’ve gotten to work with my friend Liam Neeson on several occasions.
AIDAN QUINNI loved working with Meryl Streep twice and I’ve gotten to work with my friend Liam Neeson on several occasions.
AIDAN QUINNIf 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 QUINNSome 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.
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.
AIDAN QUINNI would love, more than anything, to do an out-and-out farce with huge physical energy.
AIDAN QUINNI mean, I’ve been stupid in the past, and I’ve learned from that.
AIDAN QUINNI’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.
AIDAN QUINNI 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.
AIDAN QUINNI’d wear clogs, short pants and ladies’ bracelets. I created this aura for myself.
AIDAN QUINNMy thing about looking good is that it should be the character.
AIDAN QUINNI think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we moved.
AIDAN QUINNLife is hard for everyone. That’s why there’s such a nice reward at the end of it.
AIDAN QUINNJust because you’re from the minimalist school, it doesn’t mean you can’t go big.
AIDAN QUINNI 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 QUINNI had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.
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