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 QUINNI think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we moved.
More Aidan Quinn Quotes
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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’d sneak out of the house to meet girls at 3:30 a.m.
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Make them laugh, and then make them listen.
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Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek.
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I mean, I’ve been stupid in the past, and I’ve learned from that.
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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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My thing about looking good is that it should be the character.
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I had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.
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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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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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The family is where most of our joy comes from.
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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 would love, more than anything, to do an out-and-out farce with huge physical energy.
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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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Being physically away from Hollywood probably loses me a few jobs, but the best ones seek me out.
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