Quotes by Joel Edgerton

About Joel Edgerton:

Joel Edgerton is an Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles in films such as Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), Kinky Boots (2005), Animal Kingdom (2010), Warrior (2011), The Thing (2011), The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and The Great Gatsby (2013). He voiced Metal Beak, the main antagonist of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010). He starred as Ramesses II, the main antagonist, in the 2014 biblical film Exodus: Gods and Kings. He also wrote, produced, directed and starred in the 2015 psychological thriller film The Gift, which was met with critical acclaim by critics and audience.
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It's tricky. I've never been standing at the top of the tree with tons of money thrown at me. I've never really had a profile. So in a way I have this 'nothing to lose' attitude.

Joel Edgerton

I'm single, footloose and fancy free, I have no responsibilities, no anchors. Work, friendship and self-improvement, that's me.

Joel Edgerton

I did my holy communion, and it was amazing how quickly the stories of the Bible and God and Jesus got under my skin.

Joel Edgerton

Fighting in the ring or cage is very much different from fighting in the street. Fighting in the street is very much fueled by anger, pride, and male dominance and ego.

Joel Edgerton

In Australia, there aren't a lot of people committed to art, so these communities form that are dedicated to music, theater, cinema, but they're very small. So, they tend to move ahead on the power of collaboration, enthusiasm and creativity.

Joel Edgerton

The best jujitsu practitioners are really serene and grounded.

Joel Edgerton

I do know one thing: it's best not to read the Internet.

Joel Edgerton

My brother and I are best friends.

Joel Edgerton

Part of me wonders what it would have been like to have had my first experience of India in a normal way, rather than through the eyes of a film.

Joel Edgerton

There's never been a mathematical equation that says a good experience making a movie equates to a good movie, or a bad experience on a set is going to lead to a bad movie.

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 it's also about stillness and silence.

Joel Edgerton

I'm not saying I'm a family guy, but maybe that's what people see in me: some kind of paternal quality.

Joel Edgerton

I love the idea of real-life experiences finding their way into fiction. I think that's really cool.

Joel Edgerton

I love so much what I do that I spend so much time thinking about it, and then I go home, and then I'm thinking about it, so it's nice sometimes when a movie is over, and then the niggling feelings about whether you've did it right or not start to eb...

Joel Edgerton

Sometimes I just wonder if I'm being led by variety. If one film leads me down one path, sometimes I just want to turn around and head the opposite way for the next project. I hope that's not the case, but sometimes I suspect that.

Joel Edgerton

I worked for a big department store, and strangely, on my first day, they put me in charge of Christmas wrapping. I didn't know how to wrap a present and make it not look like it fell off a truck.

Joel Edgerton

'The Great Gatsby' ticked so many boxes for me.

Joel Edgerton

What makes a really great fighter is a combination of ingredients: one is everything physical that you can do, and the other is what's mentally there for you. And I think that comes down to how big your heart is and what's driving you.

Joel Edgerton

I'm a great believer in not sitting around waiting for the right part to come around, but jumping in and building it for yourself.

Joel Edgerton

I think it's great to be able to go and watch a short film before you watch a feature.

Joel Edgerton

Author Bio

  • NameJoel Edgerton
  • DescriptionAustralian actor
  • BornJune 23, 1974
  • CountryAustralia
  • ProfessionActor; Screenwriter