“I think now there's much more of a confessional culture. That's not my bag. I come from a slightly older school of thought: 'give 'em nothin.' You don't plead guilty.” ThinkingGivingSchoolCultureGuiltyEmsBags Author:Ben Mendelsohn
“I think there's a lot of mythos about what's required in acting. The way that actors talk about acting is generally quite punishing, and I think actors want to put forward the idea that they do all of this work because, you know, it's a post-De Niro world, when, largely, in fact, it's almost never true.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWayWantIdeasFactsActorsActingPostsDe Niro Author:Ben Mendelsohn
“Life is a lot sweeter, I think, than you can be aware of it at times.” ThinkingLife Is Author:Ben Mendelsohn
“I think that story wins out over acting and that the thing as a whole is more important than the performances therein.” ThinkingImportantWholeStoriesWinningActingPerformances Author:Ben Mendelsohn
“Acting is broad enough a church that you can pick your races, decide which way you want to go at different times.I think that the story and circumstance tends to dictate the most and then what you do with your own approach after that.” ThinkingWayWantDifferentEnoughStoriesChurchActingRaceCircumstancesApproachPicksBroadsDifferent Times Author:Ben Mendelsohn
