--- title: "22 Movie Quotes By Joel Edgerton" description: "22 Movie quotes by Joel Edgerton. Plus more from Joel Edgerton and more Movie sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/joel-edgerton-2300_movie_basically-you-want-as-many-people-as-pos_3139719.jpg" --- > [Basically you want as many people as possible to see your movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/basically-you-want-as-many-people-as-possible-to-see-your-movie/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/joel-edgerton-2300_movie_basically-you-want-as-many-people-as-pos_3139719.jpg) > [I think I'd be too scared to direct my first movie and put myself in the center.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-think-i-d-be-too-scared-to-direct-my-first-movie-and-put-myself-in/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/joel-edgerton-2300_center_i-think-i-d-be-too-scared-to-direct-my-f_2914479.jpg) > [North America makes a ton of movies and there's a ton of movies that are exceptional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/north-america-makes-a-ton-of-movies-and-there-s-a-ton-of-movies-that/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/joel-edgerton-2300_america_north-america-makes-a-ton-of-movies-and_2178091.jpg) > [I never imagined myself in a movie with magic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-never-imagined-myself-in-a-movie-with-magic/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/joel-edgerton-2300_imagined_i-never-imagined-myself-in-a-movie-with_1492103.jpg) > [To me, Hollywood seems a little bipolar. Things happen; things don't happen. Someone's in a movie; someone's not in a movie. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/to-me-hollywood-seems-a-little-bipolar-things-happen-things-don-t/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/joel-edgerton-2300_bipolar_to-me-hollywood-seems-a-little-bipolar-t_1621327.jpg) > [I came out of high school, where my heroes were, like, Michael Jordan and a lot of local rugby players - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-came-out-of-high-school-where-my-heroes-were-like-michael-jordan/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b6/joel-edgerton-2300_arnold_i-came-out-of-high-school-where-my-heroe_2149598.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) > [I wanted to make a movie that was kind of a tribute to the way I feel when I watch a John…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-wanted-to-make-a-movie-that-was-kind-of-a-tribute-to-the-way-i-feel/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a7/joel-edgerton-2300_feel_i-wanted-to-make-a-movie-that-was-kind-o_3118342.jpg) > [Particularly when you're making a movie of a book, people are always waiting with their knives - you know?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/particularly-when-you-re-making-a-movie-of-a-book-people-are-always/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/439/joel-edgerton-2300_always_particularly-when-you-re-making-a-movie_1127296.jpg) > [I have an issue with the commercial aspect of moviemaking: I don't see why a movie can't make a lot of money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-have-an-issue-with-the-commercial-aspect-of-moviemaking-i-don-t-see/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/joel-edgerton-2300_also_i-have-an-issue-with-the-commercial-aspe_604628.jpg) > [The little bit of buzz around 'Warrior' led to a lot of opportunities anyway, before the movie even came out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/the-little-bit-of-buzz-around-warrior-led-to-a-lot-of-opportunities/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a56/joel-edgerton-2300_anyway_the-little-bit-of-buzz-around-warrior-le_1629106.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 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, the smaller roles in movies can be the most interesting. If you only take the stance that you'll only play central…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/sometimes-the-smaller-roles-in-movies-can-be-the-most-interesting-if/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb0/joel-edgerton-2300_able_sometimes-the-smaller-roles-in-movies-ca_1148428.jpg) > [This is the world we live in, isn't it? Tons of spin-offs; people reboot things very quickly. I was amazed how quickly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/this-is-the-world-we-live-in-isn-t-it-tons-of-spin-offs-people-reboot/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/joel-edgerton-2300_amazed_this-is-the-world-we-live-in-isn-t-it-to_430012.jpg) > [I love so much what I do that I spend so much time thinking about it, and then I go home, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-love-so-much-what-i-do-that-i-spend-so-much-time-thinking-about-it/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/joel-edgerton-2300_about_i-love-so-much-what-i-do-that-i-spend-so_659172.jpg) > [Making a movie like 'Felony' is hard work because you're really putting your own ideas on the screen. You can't hide behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/making-a-movie-like-felony-is-hard-work-because-you-re-really-putting/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/joel-edgerton-2300_because_making-a-movie-like-felony-is-hard-work_1505883.jpg) > [I learned a great lesson early on, even before I was really an actor, from that movie 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles' that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-learned-a-great-lesson-early-on-even-before-i-was-really-an-actor/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/620/joel-edgerton-2300_achieve_i-learned-a-great-lesson-early-on-even-b_2562470.jpg) > [I'm not scared of doing movies that are just about entertainment. I'm not scared of doing movies that are really challenging and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-m-not-scared-of-doing-movies-that-are-just-about-entertainment-i-m/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/joel-edgerton-2300_actor_i-m-not-scared-of-doing-movies-that-are_2797037.jpg) > [There's never been a mathematical equation that says a good experience making a movie equates to a good movie, or a bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/there-s-never-been-a-mathematical-equation-that-says-a-good/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/joel-edgerton-2300_bad_there-s-never-been-a-mathematical-equati_2274400.jpg) > [Some people are really good at playing the movie star - they are really good at cultivating that mystique - but I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/some-people-are-really-good-at-playing-the-movie-star-they-are-really/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/joel-edgerton-2300_cultivating_some-people-are-really-good-at-playing-t_1414865.jpg) > [Sometimes Hollywood manages to knock a movie in its teeth so hard that it never manages to get back up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/sometimes-hollywood-manages-to-knock-a-movie-in-its-teeth-so-hard/) [Joel Edgerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-edgerton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b6/joel-edgerton-2300_back_sometimes-hollywood-manages-to-knock-a-m_410068.jpg) ## Other authors on Movie - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-amit-kalantri-279.jpg) Amit Kalantri 90 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/amit-kalantri/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-ebert-80683.jpg) Roger Ebert 68 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/roger-ebert/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steven-spielberg-87547.jpg) Steven Spielberg 67 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/steven-spielberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-quentin-tarantino-76495.jpg) Quentin Tarantino 65 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/quentin-tarantino/) - [Ti West 56 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/ti-west/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jason-blum-47475.jpg) Jason Blum 51 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/jason-blum/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-guillermo-del-toro-39624.jpg) Guillermo del Toro 42 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/guillermo-del-toro/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-waters-52475.jpg) John Waters 39 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/john-waters/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-lucas-37823.jpg) George Lucas 39 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/george-lucas/) - [Gaspar Noe 39 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/gaspar-noe/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-christopher-walken-24017.jpg) Christopher Walken 37 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/christopher-walken/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-jackson-74887.jpg) Peter Jackson 36 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/peter-jackson/) ## 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/movie/joel-edgerton/#itemlist", "name": "22 Movie Quotes By Joel Edgerton", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Basically you want as many people as possible to see your movie.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel Edgerton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/basically-you-want-as-many-people-as-possible-to-see-your-movie/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/joel-edgerton-2300_movie_basically-you-want-as-many-people-as-pos_3139719.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/joel-edgerton-2300_movie_basically-you-want-as-many-people-as-pos_3139719.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87d/joel-edgerton-2300_movie_basically-you-want-as-many-people-as-pos_3139719.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Basically you want as many people as possible to see your movie.” — Joel Edgerton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think I'd be too scared to direct my first movie and put myself in the center.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel Edgerton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-think-i-d-be-too-scared-to-direct-my-first-movie-and-put-myself-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/joel-edgerton-2300_center_i-think-i-d-be-too-scared-to-direct-my-f_2914479.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/joel-edgerton-2300_center_i-think-i-d-be-too-scared-to-direct-my-f_2914479.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/joel-edgerton-2300_center_i-think-i-d-be-too-scared-to-direct-my-f_2914479.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think I'd be too scared to direct my first movie and put myself in the center.” — Joel Edgerton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "North America makes a ton of movies and there's a ton of movies that are exceptional.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel Edgerton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/north-america-makes-a-ton-of-movies-and-there-s-a-ton-of-movies-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/joel-edgerton-2300_america_north-america-makes-a-ton-of-movies-and_2178091.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/joel-edgerton-2300_america_north-america-makes-a-ton-of-movies-and_2178091.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/joel-edgerton-2300_america_north-america-makes-a-ton-of-movies-and_2178091.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“North America makes a ton of movies and there's a ton of movies that are exceptional.” — Joel Edgerton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never imagined myself in a movie with magic.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel Edgerton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-edgerton/i-never-imagined-myself-in-a-movie-with-magic/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/joel-edgerton-2300_imagined_i-never-imagined-myself-in-a-movie-with_1492103.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/joel-edgerton-2300_imagined_i-never-imagined-myself-in-a-movie-with_1492103.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/joel-edgerton-2300_imagined_i-never-imagined-myself-in-a-movie-with_1492103.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I never imagined myself in a movie with magic.” — Joel Edgerton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To me, Hollywood seems a little bipolar. 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