Film Quotes by Ben Mendelsohn

'The Outlaw Josey Wales' is one I watched again and again and again in the early days of VHS.

— Ben Mendelsohn

One of my earlier films is 'Quigley Down Under.' That was early on in my career, and that was horsey.

— 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…

— Ben Mendelsohn

Let me give you a little Mendelsohn 101: I came up in television in the early- to mid- 1980s in Australia.

— Ben Mendelsohn

If you're a 'character actor,' you get hired to play baddies a lot.

— 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…

— Ben Mendelsohn

From my point of view, things don't have to change to get better. Things are fantastic.

— Ben Mendelsohn

People don't know who I am, and that's not a bad thing at all from my end.

— 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.

— 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 -…

— Ben Mendelsohn

I think difficult characters are very rewarding to do. They often have facets to them and this and that.

— 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…

— 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.…

— Ben Mendelsohn

In Australia, even the darkest subject matter has a little pinch of humor. A little sweet to make the sour go down.

— Ben Mendelsohn

I don't know that it exists, the perfect family. It's always complicated.

— Ben Mendelsohn