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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

I had a brother who was bullying me to write something because we wanted to make our own movies. So it was out of necessity in the beginning. Over time, I began to see that I could create the roles I wanted to play rather than just waiting around. Joel Edgerton

Time Bullying Me Waiting Beginning Own Our Out Brother See Something Rather Could Write Had Over Make Because Around Began Than Roles Just Wanted In The Beginning Movies Create Who Play Necessity

One of the great joys of being able to write something you can make, if you get certain actors you want and love, you're kind of buying yourself a front row seat to watch them work. Joel Edgerton

I think I'd be too scared to direct my first movie and put myself in the center. Joel Edgerton

Myself First Think Too Scared Direct Put Movie Center

I wasted too much time in my twenties. I worked, but I would do theater in the evening, and during the day I would surf and do irascible things. And then, for some reason, as I got closer to my thirties, I thought, 'Okay Joel, you've wasted enough time.' Joel Edgerton

Time Day You Too Much Thought Thirties Too Enough Too Much Time Enough Time Okay Would Some Got Surf Closer Theater Then Worked Much Reason Twenties Evening Wasted Things

If, at the end of the day, I can look back and see pictures of all the characters I've played, and there's a smorgasbord of weirdos and interesting, odd, different characters, I'd be so happy. Joel Edgerton

Day Happy End Of The Day Back Characters See Pictures Weirdos Look Odd End Different Different Characters Interesting Played

I came out of high school, where my heroes were, like, Michael Jordan and a lot of local rugby players - and on the movie front, it was Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. Joel Edgerton

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