Adrien Brody

In my work as an actor, I have been given even greater insights and have been guided towards empathy and a consciousness of those who are less fortunate. ”

I've been painting and drawing fish since I was very young. My mom found old pictures I did when I was around 6 or 7 of all these sharks and scuba diver looking back, a big ship, throwing a harpoon. There was already a message within what I saw. ”

All commitments require sacrifice and hardship. ”

Art can go beyond certain boundaries or blindness that we would have without that. ”

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. ”

Being anonymous is a great luxury. It's a big loss to lose that. Mostly, the loss is the ability to observe others without being observed yourself. And as an actor, that is your key tool. ”

It would be terribly boring to be earnest. ”

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

I always had an actor within me. ”

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. ”