Adrien Brody

You go to a theater, you're in a darkened room, and you watch someone that you don't really know how many children they have or what their father's nickname might be; you don't have references and databases and rumors and half-truths - you're just transported by their storytelling. ”

The more I have a sincere connection to something, the less acting is required. And the more it's about creating the space to feel that connection and to feel that shift from yourself. And start interpreting things through new eyes. ”

I've been taking a lot of time to paint and be in nature. I would say I'm happier as a person. More centered. More free. ”

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

Painting, music, photography, and visual art have been creative forms of expression for me for decades. ”

My work as an actor is limited by the voice of the director and the writing. ”

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. ”