My parents have raised me with a sense of what's really important and have given me decent values, and I'm comfortable, but I haven't lived an excessive lifestyle in the least. And I've kept my expenses to a minimum so that I have the freedom to wait.

Adrien Brody

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You'd be surprised how difficult it is relinquish a cell phone

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A little bit of attention and kindness can totally change a whole life, and a lack of that can do the same.

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kindness littles attention

There are the obstacles of your position as an actor, not being a commodity enough to be hired by the big directors for projects that have some kind of integrity, because the successful actors who've been in the game for a while want those roles. So there's more competition, so you have to work harder and be right for it.

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I was a wild, mischievous kid, and I had tremendous imagination. Any experience I had, I'd try to reenact it.

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imagination trying kids

My dad told me, 'It takes fifteen years to be an overnight success', and it took me seventeen and a half years.

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dad half years

Part of what attracted me to the village was it had a lot of parallels to contemporary issues. Like, fear and the way fear controls us. How the governing body of a town, or a nation, controls us through fear. They might mean well by it, but we are conditioned to be afraid of things. Fear of the unknown. Fear of terrorism. And it's unfortunate.

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village issues mean

It made me have a much greater understanding of loss, of loneliness, and the level of intense tragedy that so many people have experienced in this world, I take a lot less for granted.

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loneliness loss people

It's great when people appreciate your work, but I don't know how seriously to take it. The amazing thing is that I found something so early that I can support myself doing, and that can even be extremely lucrative, but I love it either way.

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I try to pace myself and not work for the sake of working and stick to what inspired me prior to receiving recognition.

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I always had an actor within me.

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actors

It would be terribly boring to be earnest.

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earnest boring would-be

Film is a time capsule. If I have a lack of dedication or focus, it's permanently there as a negative reminder.

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dedication focus acting

Doing interviews is very different from working as an actor, because it's up to the journalist not only to understand what I'm trying to convey, but to convey that understanding through their process. And often times it gets manipulated, sometimes intentionally, by pulling things out of context. Some people may not appreciate your work and some may be incredibly moved by it. So that isn't the concern. You have to do what you can do, and share what you feel is appropriate to share in the moment. And then, it's out of your control.

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appreciate understanding people

What guides me is to do work that's more avant-garde - things that I think are special. You can easily become a celebrity and get caught up in all that blur. I just want to work and surprise myself.

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special-you avant-garde thinking

I bet they didn't tell you that was in the gift bag.

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bags

It's interesting because you feel on the one hand, we understand people from what the say, and in another sense, you'd think that you'd be able to convey more through dialogue.

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hands people thinking

Obviously I'm not there to pick up anybody, but I'm not afraid to hang out in a predominantly gay establishment.

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not-afraid establishment gay

The normal routine is always the same thing whether it's on a new movie or a new job - there's always a process of getting to know one another. I think part of what makes movies special is that it is a relatively intimate environment and it's pretty short-lived - you get to know one another very quickly.

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special jobs thinking

Depending on what my job requirement is, my techniques change. If something is incredibly difficult to connect to, and painful, then I have to do a lot of work to connect to that and not joke around or lose sight of my job.

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technique sight jobs

I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.

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