As an actor, I'm constantly striving to find the darkness in the lighter characters and the lightness in the darker characters. Joel Edgerton More Quotes by Joel Edgerton More Quotes From Joel Edgerton I'm not going to allow myself to second-guess projects. I'm just going to do the ones that I fully love and believe in - that's a real privilege. Joel Edgerton privilege real believe Sometimes, the smaller roles in movies can be the most interesting. If you only take the stance that you'll only play central characters in movies, you'll find yourself not being able to indulge in that morally grey terrain that makes support characters so rich and interesting. Joel Edgerton indulge-in play character 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 team energy feelings What I like is having a conversation that gets you on the right page. And, if that means having conversations in lieu of rehearsal - I don't wanna get up and cook the thing before we shoot it but I do wanna know that me and the director know exactly what we both want to achieve, and that we're moving in the same direction. Joel Edgerton achieve mean moving I always kept myself fairly fit. Joel Edgerton fit I often times find with movies that the heavier the onscreen situation is, the more levity there is off screen. It's almost out of necessity. Joel Edgerton levity screens situation Everything is a learning process: any time you fall over, it's just teaching you to stand up the next time. Joel Edgerton next teaching fall At some point, you have to disconnect, if the obsession with playing a real person gets in the way of the movie at large. At the same time, we're all interested, as actors in trying to get as close to the real thing as we can, and whatever you can do in order to create that transformation feels fun and, for me, the furthest I can get away from myself is fun. It's all part of the costume, the accent, and all that stuff. It's about trying to get close without it being a detriment to the point of view of the story that you're trying to tell. Joel Edgerton real fun trying Every job leaves its residue, a bit of extra knowledge, a new skill-set. Joel Edgerton extras skills jobs 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 digging larger-than-life character I'm on the list that I thought I'd never be on. I'm not sitting here thinking, 'God, I might get this part' or 'is it too late for me to play Hamlet?' It's really about: who do I get to work with? There's so many people on that list. Joel Edgerton play people thinking I'm not scared of doing movies that are just about entertainment. I'm not scared of doing movies that are really challenging and cover difficult terrain. I just want good experiences and I want to challenge myself and I want to just keep learning, as an actor. Joel Edgerton entertainment actors challenges It feels good to be fit and strong. Joel Edgerton fit feel-good strong I remember my brother Nash had just directed me in 'The Square,' and I was sitting in Australia going: 'No one's called me about working for ages. I don't know if I'm ever going to get another job. Joel Edgerton squares brother jobs I have always stuck to my guns about what I want from the work and what interests me. I've never been seduced down the evil path. The path of taking the money. Joel Edgerton gun evil want When people are really great at what they do there is no aggression because they are comfortable in their own skin. They know themselves well enough that you don't have anything to prove. Joel Edgerton skins enough people I can't sing or dance. Joel Edgerton i-can It's tricky. I've never been standing at the top of the tree with tons of money thrown at me. I've never really had a profile. So in a way I have this 'nothing to lose' attitude. Joel Edgerton tree attitude way I'm single, footloose and fancy free, I have no responsibilities, no anchors. Work, friendship and self-improvement, that's me. Joel Edgerton anchors responsibility self The recipe for any character is always very interesting, as far as what doses of certain qualities you want. Joel Edgerton quality character interesting
