Aidan Quinn quotes

Aidan Quinn is an Irish-American actor known for his versatile roles in film, television, and theater. His performances span a wide range of genres, including drama, romance, and crime. He has received critical acclaim for roles in movies such as "Desperately Seeking Susan," "Legends of the Fall," and "Michael Collins." Here are 23 of his quotes:

My thing about looking good is that it should be the character. If I'm playing a character who's concerned about his body - an athlete, say - I'll get in shape. If I'm playing a character who doesn't or wouldn't, I don't. I almost never get in shape for a movie, even though I know it would be a good career move. (Aidan Quinn)

Life is hard for everyone. That's why there's such a nice reward at the end of it.

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Really, most of us just focus on what's in front of us. We're too busy putting out the fires of everyday life.

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I'm not particularly a career-oriented guy. I'm lucky. I can make really interesting films much of the time with interesting people yet be anonymous, have a private life. But, I'd like to have the choice of the better roles.

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I think there's a down-to-earthness with Midwesterners and with people from the Midlands - which is where my family is from - in Ireland.

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I had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.

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You should learn to be happy with what you have. Besides, the fact that I'm not a huge star has allowed me to pick and choose the roles I want to do, not the ones some person sitting in a studio office thinks I should do.

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I'd sneak out of the house to meet girls at 3:30 a.m.

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Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek.

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I loved working with Meryl Streep twice and I've gotten to work with my friend Liam Neeson on several occasions.

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Money is just something to be circulated. (Aidan Quinn)

I get to do interesting roles and make a living.

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I think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we moved.

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Make them laugh, and then make them listen.

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Genetics play a huge part in who we are. But we also have free will.

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I can't control how people are going to react. I try not to worry about what I can't control.

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I mean, I've been stupid in the past, and I've learned from that.

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There will come a day when the phone doesn't ring as much as it used to.

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There's certainly more work for me in TV these days.

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I like the level of fame that I have. You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn't something that I find comfortable.

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I would love, more than anything, to do an out-and-out farce with huge physical energy. Just because you're from the minimalist school, it doesn't mean you can't go big. (Aidan Quinn)

I'm not a city kind of guy. I'm happiest when I'm tromping through the woods. That's why I don't live in Los Angeles. Being physically away from Hollywood probably loses me a few jobs, but the best ones seek me out.

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I'd wear clogs, short pants and ladies' bracelets. I created this aura for myself.

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Occupation: Irish Actor
Born: March 8, 1959
Quotes count: 23

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