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Ben Mendelsohn
Ben Mendelsohn
Australian Actor
Born: Apr 3, 1969
Acting Good Me People Think You
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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
Good People Beginning Assumption More Like Got Lot Up Being Ends Room Really Novel Nuance Started
It's a tougher gig than what people think it is. The proper, real, genuine, worldwide movie stars don't get a lot of downtime from the world outside. That's a tougher price, I think, than what people's fantasy of fame account for. Ben Mendelsohn
People World Stars Think Worldwide Gig Proper Price Tougher Outside Genuine Real Lot Fame Account Than Get Movie Movie Stars Fantasy Downtime
It would be excellent to do a 'Star Wars.' Ben Mendelsohn
Would Would-Be Excellent Wars Star Star Wars
I think I've benefited from not being hugely known. It means I have to do something really effective to be noticed. Ben Mendelsohn
Think Something Known Effective Hugely Being Really Means Noticed
The thing about acting is you have to wait to be asked to the dance. Ben Mendelsohn
You Wait Dance About Asked Acting Thing
Fifteen years old, out in the world, acting was all I had. Ben Mendelsohn
World Old Out Had Years Fifteen Acting
I don't know that it exists, the perfect family. It's always complicated. Ben Mendelsohn
Family Complicated Perfect Know Always Exists
'Star Wars' is populated by so many great types; who wouldn't want to be a Han Solo kind of dude? Ben Mendelsohn
Great Types Solo Kind Dude Want Who Wars Many Star Star Wars
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
Good Home You Think Pretty Pretty Good Having Good Thing Had Very Viable Going Might Plan Keeps Thing Career Kept
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
People Feeling Become Other Someone Lot Than Suspect Wanting Who Actor Actually
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
You Men Looking Before Young Older Wayne Niro Eastwood John John Wayne De Niro Boy Clint Clint Eastwood Role Modelling James James Bond Loved Older Men Bond
$3,000 from a residual cheque was all I made one year. Ben Mendelsohn
Made Year Cheque Residual
At any period of an actor's life, it's fairly likely that they'll be cast in ways that are reminiscent. That's the way it goes. Ben Mendelsohn
Life Way Ways Cast Reminiscent Likely Period Fairly Goes Any Actor
If you're a 'character actor,' you get hired to play baddies a lot. Ben Mendelsohn
Character You Character Actor Hired Lot Get Actor Play
Accents are always difficult in their way, but as long as you're not throwing an audience off with it, then that's all it should be. Ben Mendelsohn
You Long Difficult Way Throwing Accents Audience Always Off Then Should
'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
Animal People Kingdom Scary Both Had Particularly Well Were Very Different Different Reasons Reasons Two Two People
'The Outlaw Josey Wales' is one I watched again and again and again in the early days of VHS. Ben Mendelsohn
Outlaw Days Wales Again Watched Early Early Days
In Australia, even the darkest subject matter has a little pinch of humor. A little sweet to make the sour go down. Ben Mendelsohn
Matter Humor Darkest Sweet Down Make Go Sour Pinch Subject Subject Matter Australia Little Even
The way that actors talk about acting is generally quite punishing, and I think actors want to put forward the idea that they do all of this work because, you know, it's a post-De Niro world, when, largely, in fact, it's almost never true. Ben Mendelsohn
Work You World Think Way Punishing Niro About Fact Generally Never Put True Almost Idea Know Talk Because Quite In Fact Want Acting Forward Actor Largely
Let me give you a little Mendelsohn 101: I came up in television in the early- to mid- 1980s in Australia. Ben Mendelsohn
Me You Television Give Came Up Australia Mid Little Early
I have an intensive relationship with the thing that I'm working on, and I hope that comes through. It's better for me to not worry about the things I can't fix once they're done. Ben Mendelsohn
Hope Me Relationship Better Once Worry About Through Fix Done Intensive Working Thing Things
It's good to surf whatever waves are going on right there as they're happening. Ben Mendelsohn
Good Whatever Waves Surf Going Happening Right
One of my earlier films is 'Quigley Down Under.' That was early on in my career, and that was horsey. Ben Mendelsohn
Down Films Earlier Early Career
You think of 'Outlaw Josey Wales,' you immediately think of the old Indian guy, Sondra Locke, the old lady with the glasses, beautiful old actress. Ben Mendelsohn
Beautiful You Glasses Old Think Immediately Locke Indian Outlaw Guy Wales Lady Old Lady Actress
'Animal Kingdom' is a lot of things, but it's not heartwarming. Ben Mendelsohn
Animal Kingdom Lot Heartwarming Things
I don't believe in the transformation myth, where if you have more success, life changes for you. Ben Mendelsohn
Life Success You Myth Transformation Believe Changes Life Changes More Where
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