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… — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
Acting is broad enough a church that you can pick your races, decide which way you want to go at different times.I think that the story and circumstance tends to dictate the most and then what you do with your… — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
'The Outlaw Josey Wales' is one I watched again and again and again in the early days of VHS. — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
One of my earlier films is 'Quigley Down Under.' That was early on in my career, and that was horsey. — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Let me give you a little Mendelsohn 101: I came up in television in the early- to mid- 1980s in Australia. — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
If you're a 'character actor,' you get hired to play baddies a lot. — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
From my point of view, things don't have to change to get better. Things are fantastic. — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
People don't know who I am, and that's not a bad thing at all from my end. — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think difficult characters are very rewarding to do. They often have facets to them and this and that. — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
