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title: "2 De niro Quotes By Ben Mendelsohn"
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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-mythos-about-what-s-required-in-acting-the/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/ben-mendelsohn-7532_acting_i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-mythos-about-wh_913722.jpg)

> [When you're a young boy, you're looking at older men for role modelling. Before I loved De Niro, I loved Clint Eastwood; I loved John Wayne. And James Bond.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/when-you-re-a-young-boy-you-re-looking-at-older-men-for-role/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

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## More by Ben Mendelsohn

> ['The Outlaw Josey Wales' is one I watched again and again and again in the early days of VHS.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/the-outlaw-josey-wales-is-one-i-watched-again-and-again-and-again-in/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [One of my earlier films is 'Quigley Down Under.' That was early on in my career, and that was horsey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/one-of-my-earlier-films-is-quigley-down-under-that-was-early-on-in-my/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [I'm very interested in the history of Christianity, and what I can say for sure is that the Catholics and the Jesuits and stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/i-m-very-interested-in-the-history-of-christianity-and-what-i-can-say/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [Let me give you a little Mendelsohn 101: I came up in television in the early- to mid- 1980s in Australia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/let-me-give-you-a-little-mendelsohn-101-i-came-up-in-television-in/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [If you're a 'character actor,' you get hired to play baddies a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/if-you-re-a-character-actor-you-get-hired-to-play-baddies-a-lot/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [I think some of my favorite Australian films were shot by people that are not Australian. And I think when Dean Semler did 'Dances…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/i-think-some-of-my-favorite-australian-films-were-shot-by-people-that/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [From my point of view, things don't have to change to get better. Things are fantastic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/from-my-point-of-view-things-don-t-have-to-change-to-get-better/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [People don't know who I am, and that's not a bad thing at all from my end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/people-don-t-know-who-i-am-and-that-s-not-a-bad-thing-at-all-from-my/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [The people that impress me are Bob Dylan. The ones who keep working, year in and year out, and keep coming up with stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/the-people-that-impress-me-are-bob-dylan-the-ones-who-keep-working/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [I'm very well known in the industry and relatively well known by people who are aficionados and what not, but outside of that -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/i-m-very-well-known-in-the-industry-and-relatively-well-known-by/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [I think difficult characters are very rewarding to do. They often have facets to them and this and that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/i-think-difficult-characters-are-very-rewarding-to-do-they-often-have/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [As an actor who has spent twenty years trying to crack America, the day I reached the 'Bloodline' set and found my name on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/as-an-actor-who-has-spent-twenty-years-trying-to-crack-america-the/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [Once upon a time, they thought I was a sweet, wide-eyed boy that was just trying to figure out how to kiss the girl.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/once-upon-a-time-they-thought-i-was-a-sweet-wide-eyed-boy-that-was/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [In Australia, even the darkest subject matter has a little pinch of humor. A little sweet to make the sour go down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/in-australia-even-the-darkest-subject-matter-has-a-little-pinch-of/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

> [I don't know that it exists, the perfect family. It's always complicated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/i-don-t-know-that-it-exists-the-perfect-family-it-s-always-complicated/)

[Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/)

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