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.
From Ben Mendelsohn
It would be excellent to do a 'Star Wars.'
I think I've benefited from not being hugely known. It means I have to do something really effective to be noticed.
I don't believe in the transformation myth, where if you have more success, life changes for you.
The people that impress me are Bob Dylan. The ones who keep working, year in and year out, and keep coming up with stuff.
The thing about acting is you have to wait to be asked to the dance.
I'm very cagey by nature.
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.
Fifteen years old, out in the world, acting was all I had.
I don't know that it exists, the perfect family. It's always complicated.
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