Aidan Quinn

I mean, I've been stupid in the past, and I've learned from that. ”

My thing about looking good is that it should be the character. If I'm playing a character who's concerned about his body - an athlete, say - I'll get in shape. If I'm playing a character who doesn't or wouldn't, I don't. I almost never get in shape for a movie, even though I know it would be a good career move. ”

Money is just something to be circulated. ”

I had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again. ”

Some actors actually think about what they're going to talk about during the interview - they read up and meditate and plan quotes and get all inspired. It's very smart, but it's so planned. I never think to do that. ”

Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek. ”

I'm not a city kind of guy. I'm happiest when I'm tromping through the woods. That's why I don't live in Los Angeles. Being physically away from Hollywood probably loses me a few jobs, but the best ones seek me out. ”

You should learn to be happy with what you have. Besides, the fact that I'm not a huge star has allowed me to pick and choose the roles I want to do, not the ones some person sitting in a studio office thinks I should do. ”

I think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we moved. ”

I like the level of fame that I have. You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn't something that I find comfortable. ”