|

|

Advertisements

Ben Mendelsohn Quotes

It would be excellent to do a ‘Star Wars.’ Picture Quote #1

Animal Kingdom’ is a lot of things, but it’s not heartwarming Picture Quote #1

The people that impress me are Bob Dylan. The ones who keep working, year in and year out, and keep coming up with stuff Picture Quote #1

I’ve spent various periods of my career being thought of as various things, various degrees of substance and ideas Picture Quote #1

The very rough story is this: Melbourne boy, out of both my parents’ houses at a young age, lived with my grandmother, drama teacher twisted me into doing this TV thing that I thought my mates were doing, too Picture Quote #1

I had a pretty good career at home. What keeps you going is not having a plan B. It’s a very good thing. I think if I had a viable plan B, I might not have kept going Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

If you’re a ‘character actor,’ you get hired to play baddies a lot Picture Quote #1

I mean, there’s a sense wherein you skip a part of childhood, too, when you start working at that age I did; I was out working and out of home at 15, paying my own way in the world Picture Quote #1

When you’re a young boy, you’re looking at older men for role modelling. Before I loved De Niro, I loved Clint Eastwood; I loved John Wayne. And James Bond Picture Quote #1

Once upon a time, they thought I was a sweet, wide-eyed boy that was just trying to figure out how to kiss the girl. Lots of comic relief and adolescent yearnings Picture Quote #1

I don’t know that it exists, the perfect family. It’s always complicated Picture Quote #1

Let me give you a little Mendelsohn 101: I came up in television in the early- to mid- 1980s in Australia Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Acting is a bit of a heart and soul exercise with me. It’s kind of all I’ve got Picture Quote #1

I wanted to keep working because work was essentially fantastic - you got to be around people, you got to be in a family, and that family changed from job to job. It was like being in the circus Picture Quote #1

I think some of my favorite Australian films were shot by people that are not Australian. And I think when Dean Semler did ‘Dances with Wolves,’ for instance, that’s a very different-looking Western than what you’ve seen much of before. It’s very rich, color-wise. But we’ve got our own very proud thing going on Picture Quote #1

My favorite-ever version of ‘King Lear’ is the 1971 film by Peter Brooks. He has this enormous fur thing, and it adds enormous gravitas Picture Quote #1

I suspect, for a lot of people who become actors, there’s a feeling of wanting to be someone other than who they actually are Picture Quote #1

I got the first job and kept going. Once I got a job, I very much wanted to keep getting jobs, basically. I did try to learn what I could in those first couple of decades Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

I was with my grandmother, while one of my brothers lived with my dad, and one lived with my mom. It wasn’t a great situation. Acting was the one good thing I was involved in Picture Quote #1

As an actor who has spent twenty years trying to crack America, the day I reached the ‘Bloodline’ set and found my name on a chair next to Sissy Spacek’s was the happiest of my working life Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe in the transformation myth, where if you have more success, life changes for you Picture Quote #1

I think I’ve benefited from not being hugely known. It means I have to do something really effective to be noticed Picture Quote #1

It’s got a lot more room for nuance and an assumption that people have started from the beginning. ‘Bloodline’ ends up being like a really good novel Picture Quote #1

If you’re going to be a father and whatnot, yeah, you better be responsible about it as best you can Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

I never felt like someone who was boyish and coming to terms with asking girls out or anything like that, which was what ‘The Big Steal’ and ‘Spotswood’ were about. But I guess that’s the impression I left on people Picture Quote #1

Animal Kingdom’ was an amalgam of two people that I had met-slash-known, not particularly well. They were both very, very scary people for very different reasons Picture Quote #1

Animal Kingdom’ is a significant comet, and it’s cast a tail. It’s very hard to see anything post that happening without that Picture Quote #1

Before ‘Animal Kingdom,’ I wasn’t particularly thought of in villainous roles Picture Quote #1

I think it’s that thing of growing up all the time watching American movies and listening to American music. It hits you in a way that’s a lot purer because you are not in that culture that you’re watching Picture Quote #1

For mine, the villains of the piece were always important. In a traditional sense, that’s always an important role Picture Quote #1

1 2

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

It would be excellent to do a ‘Star Wars.’ (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) Animal Kingdom’ is a lot of things, but it’s not heartwarming (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) The people that impress me are Bob Dylan. The ones who keep working, year in and year out, and keep coming up with stuff. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I’ve spent various periods of my career being thought of as various things, various degrees of substance and ideas. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) The very rough story is this: Melbourne boy, out of both my parents’ houses at a young age, lived with my grandmother, drama teacher twisted me into doing this TV thing that I thought my mates were doing, too. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I had a pretty good career at home. What keeps you going is not having a plan B. It’s a very good thing. I think if I had a viable plan B, I might not have kept going. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) If you’re a ‘character actor,’ you get hired to play baddies a lot (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I mean, there’s a sense wherein you skip a part of childhood, too, when you start working at that age I did; I was out working and out of home at 15, paying my own way in the world. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) When you’re a young boy, you’re looking at older men for role modelling. Before I loved De Niro, I loved Clint Eastwood; I loved John Wayne. And James Bond. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) Once upon a time, they thought I was a sweet, wide-eyed boy that was just trying to figure out how to kiss the girl. Lots of comic relief and adolescent yearnings. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I don’t know that it exists, the perfect family. It’s always complicated. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) Let me give you a little Mendelsohn 101: I came up in television in the early- to mid- 1980s in Australia. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) Acting is a bit of a heart and soul exercise with me. It’s kind of all I’ve got. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I wanted to keep working because work was essentially fantastic - you got to be around people, you got to be in a family, and that family changed from job to job. It was like being in the circus. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I think some of my favorite Australian films were shot by people that are not Australian. And I think when Dean Semler did ‘Dances with Wolves,’ for instance, that’s a very different-looking Western than what you’ve seen much of before. It’s very rich, color-wise. But we’ve got our own very proud thing going on. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) My favorite-ever version of ‘King Lear’ is the 1971 film by Peter Brooks. He has this enormous fur thing, and it adds enormous gravitas. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I suspect, for a lot of people who become actors, there’s a feeling of wanting to be someone other than who they actually are. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I got the first job and kept going. Once I got a job, I very much wanted to keep getting jobs, basically. I did try to learn what I could in those first couple of decades. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I was with my grandmother, while one of my brothers lived with my dad, and one lived with my mom. It wasn’t a great situation. Acting was the one good thing I was involved in. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) As an actor who has spent twenty years trying to crack America, the day I reached the ‘Bloodline’ set and found my name on a chair next to Sissy Spacek’s was the happiest of my working life. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I don’t believe in the transformation myth, where if you have more success, life changes for you. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I think I’ve benefited from not being hugely known. It means I have to do something really effective to be noticed. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) It’s got a lot more room for nuance and an assumption that people have started from the beginning. ‘Bloodline’ ends up being like a really good novel. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) If you’re going to be a father and whatnot, yeah, you better be responsible about it as best you can. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I never felt like someone who was boyish and coming to terms with asking girls out or anything like that, which was what ‘The Big Steal’ and ‘Spotswood’ were about. But I guess that’s the impression I left on people. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) Animal Kingdom’ was an amalgam of two people that I had met-slash-known, not particularly well. They were both very, very scary people for very different reasons. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) Animal Kingdom’ is a significant comet, and it’s cast a tail. It’s very hard to see anything post that happening without that. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) Before ‘Animal Kingdom,’ I wasn’t particularly thought of in villainous roles (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) I think it’s that thing of growing up all the time watching American movies and listening to American music. It hits you in a way that’s a lot purer because you are not in that culture that you’re watching. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes) For mine, the villains of the piece were always important. In a traditional sense, that’s always an important role. (Ben Mendelsohn Quotes)

1 2