--- title: "17 Just Quotes By Joel Edgerton" description: "17 Just quotes by Joel Edgerton. Plus more from Joel Edgerton and more Just sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/joel-edgerton-2300_call_getting-the-call-from-ridley-scott-made_3131620.jpg" --- > [Getting the call from Ridley Scott made me think that sometimes you just need to go to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/getting-the-call-from-ridley-scott-made-me-think-that-sometimes-you/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/joel-edgerton-2300_call_getting-the-call-from-ridley-scott-made_3131620.jpg) > [A lot of the fighters will say you'll know if a fighter's won or lost just by a fighter's eyes - whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/a-lot-of-the-fighters-will-say-you-ll-know-if-a-fighter-s-won-or-lost/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/joel-edgerton-2300_eyes_a-lot-of-the-fighters-will-say-you-ll-kn_1744353.jpg) > [I tend to take on a lot of things. And then they all just seem to happen at once. Or maybe I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-tend-to-take-on-a-lot-of-things-and-then-they-all-just-seem-to/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/535/joel-edgerton-2300_fun_i-tend-to-take-on-a-lot-of-things-and-th_1725785.jpg) > [I just love good movies. And not every movie you're going to end up in is always going to turn out right,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-just-love-good-movies-and-not-every-movie-you-re-going-to-end-up-in/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/joel-edgerton-2300_always_i-just-love-good-movies-and-not-every-mo_2636975.jpg) > [To me, I think I'm just going to keep focused and forward on what I'm doing, work-wise, rather than searching for any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/to-me-i-think-i-m-just-going-to-keep-focused-and-forward-on-what-i-m/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/joel-edgerton-2300_any_to-me-i-think-i-m-just-going-to-keep-foc_426776.jpg) > [I don't necessarily see myself as an experienced filmmaker just because I've been in a few movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-don-t-necessarily-see-myself-as-an-experienced-filmmaker-just/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/joel-edgerton-2300_because_i-don-t-necessarily-see-myself-as-an-exp_3089147.jpg) > [There's a certain relief to just being the guy who puts on the costume and walks onset and gets to prance or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/there-s-a-certain-relief-to-just-being-the-guy-who-puts-on-the/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/622/joel-edgerton-2300_around_there-s-a-certain-relief-to-just-being-t_1589006.jpg) > [I just don't want to do crap movies, man, because I just love that I can get up and talk about them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-just-don-t-want-to-do-crap-movies-man-because-i-just-love-that-i/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/joel-edgerton-2300_about_i-just-don-t-want-to-do-crap-movies-man_653471.jpg) > [I operate under the theory that all publicity is good publicity, and then, if that theory doesn't work, you just say that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-operate-under-the-theory-that-all-publicity-is-good-publicity-and/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/joel-edgerton-2300_any_i-operate-under-the-theory-that-all-publ_1713171.jpg) > [I think the great thing about characters is the ways that they can be surprising. I mean, sometimes you think you've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-think-the-great-thing-about-characters-is-the-ways-that-they-can-be/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/joel-edgerton-2300_about_i-think-the-great-thing-about-characters_309937.jpg) > [I often put any project I write in a different decade just to roll the thought around in my head. There's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-often-put-any-project-i-write-in-a-different-decade-just-to-roll/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3d/joel-edgerton-2300_any_i-often-put-any-project-i-write-in-a-dif_1450569.jpg) > [Sometimes I just wonder if I'm being led by variety. If one film leads me down one path, sometimes I just want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/sometimes-i-just-wonder-if-i-m-being-led-by-variety-if-one-film-leads/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/joel-edgerton-2300_around_sometimes-i-just-wonder-if-i-m-being-led_1186540.jpg) > [So many people wait around for funding, and if they're unsuccessful, they don't make the film; if you've got a good idea,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/so-many-people-wait-around-for-funding-and-if-they-re-unsuccessful/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ef/joel-edgerton-2300_always_so-many-people-wait-around-for-funding-a_1620426.jpg) > [The downside to making movies at a gallop like we did with 'Wish You Were Here' is that we're shooting four or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/the-downside-to-making-movies-at-a-gallop-like-we-did-with-wish-you/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/joel-edgerton-2300_because_the-downside-to-making-movies-at-a-gallo_895743.jpg) > [I had a brother who was bullying me to write something because we wanted to make our own movies. So it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-had-a-brother-who-was-bullying-me-to-write-something-because-we/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/joel-edgerton-2300_around_i-had-a-brother-who-was-bullying-me-to-w_1425628.jpg) > [Sometimes, what's not said is just as important to the writing as what is said. As a writer, we have our voices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/sometimes-what-s-not-said-is-just-as-important-to-the-writing-as-what/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22e/joel-edgerton-2300_ability_sometimes-what-s-not-said-is-just-as-imp_1831360.jpg) > [I don't want at the end of my life to look back at just a bunch of fictional movies I was involved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-don-t-want-at-the-end-of-my-life-to-look-back-at-just-a-bunch-of/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3f/joel-edgerton-2300_away_i-don-t-want-at-the-end-of-my-life-to-lo_3160510.jpg) ## Other authors on Just ## More by Joel Edgerton > [At some point, you have to disconnect, if the obsession with playing a real person gets in the way of the movie at large.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/at-some-point-you-have-to-disconnect-if-the-obsession-with-playing-a/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [I'm the great-great-grandson of a sheep stealer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-m-the-great-great-grandson-of-a-sheep-stealer/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [I don't have any kids of my own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-don-t-have-any-kids-of-my-own/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [I'm single, footloose and fancy free, I have no responsibilities, no anchors. Work, friendship and self-improvement, that's me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-m-single-footloose-and-fancy-free-i-have-no-responsibilities-no/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [If I knew my schedule a month ahead, I'd be so bored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/if-i-knew-my-schedule-a-month-ahead-i-d-be-so-bored/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [Unfortunately, the Egyptians weren't the greatest artists in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/unfortunately-the-egyptians-weren-t-the-greatest-artists-in-the-world/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [Even to this day, when I think about the fact that I'm in this 'Star Wars' world, that I'm a half-brother to Darth Vader…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/even-to-this-day-when-i-think-about-the-fact-that-i-m-in-this-star/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [I think the great thing about characters is the ways that they can be surprising. I mean, sometimes you think you've got a lock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-think-the-great-thing-about-characters-is-the-ways-that-they-can-be/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [All I can say is working with Ridley Scott is a dream come true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/all-i-can-say-is-working-with-ridley-scott-is-a-dream-come-true/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [Actors are excused from a lot of things, and we get away with a lot... I find it equally interesting and exciting as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/actors-are-excused-from-a-lot-of-things-and-we-get-away-with-a-lot-i/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [Sometimes I think being an actor is like being a dog for a director; it's like they throw a stick, and you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/sometimes-i-think-being-an-actor-is-like-being-a-dog-for-a-director/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [I always wonder why people cast me in anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-always-wonder-why-people-cast-me-in-anything/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [One of the things I've always enjoyed is moving around and staying fit. Physicality is such a big part of being an actor, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/one-of-the-things-i-ve-always-enjoyed-is-moving-around-and-staying/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-grew-up-being-taught-do-unto-others-as-they-would-do-unto-you-i/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) > [There's the pressure of being a No. 1 on the call sheet, being a lead actor. There's almost this feeling like being captain of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/there-s-the-pressure-of-being-a-no-1-on-the-call-sheet-being-a-lead/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just/joel-edgerton/#itemlist", "name": "17 Just Quotes By Joel Edgerton", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Getting the call from Ridley Scott made me think that sometimes you just need to go to work.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel Edgerton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/getting-the-call-from-ridley-scott-made-me-think-that-sometimes-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/joel-edgerton-2300_call_getting-the-call-from-ridley-scott-made_3131620.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/joel-edgerton-2300_call_getting-the-call-from-ridley-scott-made_3131620.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/joel-edgerton-2300_call_getting-the-call-from-ridley-scott-made_3131620.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Getting the call from Ridley Scott made me think that sometimes you just need to go to work.” — Joel Edgerton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A lot of the fighters will say you'll know if a fighter's won or lost just by a fighter's eyes - whether they're scared of the other person.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel Edgerton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/a-lot-of-the-fighters-will-say-you-ll-know-if-a-fighter-s-won-or-lost/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/joel-edgerton-2300_eyes_a-lot-of-the-fighters-will-say-you-ll-kn_1744353.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/joel-edgerton-2300_eyes_a-lot-of-the-fighters-will-say-you-ll-kn_1744353.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/joel-edgerton-2300_eyes_a-lot-of-the-fighters-will-say-you-ll-kn_1744353.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A lot of the fighters will say you'll know if a fighter's won or lost just by a fighter's eyes - whether…” — Joel Edgerton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I tend to take on a lot of things. 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