73 Joel Edgerton Quotes for You to Enjoy

Joel Edgerton

Australian Actor

Born: Jun 23, 1974

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I operate under the theory that all publicity is good publicity, and then, if that theory doesn't work, you just say that any newspaper article ends up on the bottom of the parrot cage. But, of course, you can't line a parrot cage with Internet bloggers, can you? Joel Edgerton

When I was young, I had a very clear point of view on things in life, on moral questions. There was a black and white viewpoint on my world. As I've gotten older, I see the grey areas appear. Joel Edgerton

Life World Black Black And White Young White Older Moral See Moral Questions Area Point Point Of View Had Clear Gotten Questions Very Grey View Viewpoint Appear Things

Everybody's a mix of good and bad choices that they make. Joel Edgerton

Good Everybody Bad Bad Choices Make Mix Good And Bad Choices

Every now and then, I have a deep thought. Joel Edgerton

Thought Every Then Deep Now Now And Then

As an actor, I'm constantly striving to find the darkness in the lighter characters and the lightness in the darker characters. Joel Edgerton

Darkness Striving Characters Find Darker Constantly Lighter Lightness Actor

Every job leaves its residue, a bit of extra knowledge, a new skill-set. Joel Edgerton

Knowledge Job Every Extra Bit New Leaves

I think the great thing about characters is the ways that they can be surprising. I mean, sometimes you think you've got a lock on a personality, even just in life, and then they'll shock you by their behavior. Joel Edgerton

Pulled pork jokes never get old. Joel Edgerton

Jokes Old Never Get Pork Pulled

It's weird: I don't see myself as a tough guy. Joel Edgerton

Myself Tough See Guy Tough Guy Weird

I'm hardly digging trenches for a living. I'm getting to tap into my boyhood fantasies of being a larger-than-life character. Joel Edgerton

Character Living Digging Trenches Boyhood Tap Getting Being Fantasies Hardly

There's the pressure of being a No. 1 on the call sheet, being a lead actor. There's almost this feeling like being captain of the team. You want to put a bit of energy into actually setting a good example. Joel Edgerton

The biggest difference for me is momentum. On a smaller film you get to shoot sometimes four or five scenes a day and you've got to do the tight schedule. I think I really feel the luxuries of a big budget film. Joel Edgerton

Day Me You Sometimes Big Think Luxuries Scenes Schedule Smaller Feel Budget Budget Film Tight Big Budget Got Five Get Shoot Difference Biggest Biggest Difference Really Momentum Film Four

The first video I ever watched was on a Beta system because everyone thought Beta was the way but then it ended up being video so we backed the wrong horse. Joel Edgerton

Thought First Everyone Backed Way System Beta Horse Wrong Because Up Ended Being Video Then Ever Watched

Whenever you deal with science fiction you are setting up a world of rules. I think you work hard to establish the rules. And you also have to work even harder to maintain those rules, and within that find excitement and unpredictability and all that stuff. Joel Edgerton

Work You Science Work Hard World Think Setting Rules Those Find Unpredictability Excitement Maintain Stuff Also Science Fiction Within Deal Up Establish Whenever Fiction Hard Even Harder

I'm a pacifist. Joel Edgerton

Pacifist

'The Great Gatsby' ticked so many boxes for me. Joel Edgerton

Great Me Great Gatsby Ticked Boxes Many

I wanted to make a movie that was kind of a tribute to the way I feel when I watch a John Hughes movie. Joel Edgerton

Way Tribute Kind John Feel Make Hughes Movie Wanted Watch

I think, often with Australian films, if an Australian film has been given the seal of approval by an offshore festival or an offshore release, then it does mean a lot to a local audience. Joel Edgerton

Part of me wonders what it would have been like to have had my first experience of India in a normal way, rather than through the eyes of a film. Joel Edgerton

Me Eyes Experience First Way Would India Rather Through Had Part Like Been Normal Than Wonders Film

I blame my work for a lot of things. I thank my work for a lot of things, too, but the trouble with being so passionately involved in work is that it becomes like a lover, like your partner, because it nourishes you. Joel Edgerton

Work You Blame Trouble Partner Lover Too Like Involved Because Becomes Passionately Lot Thank Being Your Nourishes Things

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