Ben Mendelsohn
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I mean, there's a sense wherein you skip a part of childhood, too, when you start working at tha... BEN MENDELSOHN I basically sat around unemployed in Sydney for three years straight, and the two things that saved ... BEN MENDELSOHN The way that actors talk about acting is generally quite punishing, and I think actors want to put f... BEN MENDELSOHN My favorite-ever version of 'King Lear' is the 1971 film by Peter Brooks. He has this enormo... BEN MENDELSOHN I think some of my favorite Australian films were shot by people that are not Australian. And I thin... BEN MENDELSOHN Fassbender is fearless; he's a fearless actor. BEN MENDELSOHN Typically, I'll wake up at 4:30 in the morning. It's just the continual jet lag residue, jus... BEN MENDELSOHN I had a pretty good career at home. What keeps you going is not having a plan B. It's a very goo... BEN MENDELSOHN 'Star Wars' is populated by so many great types; who wouldn't want to be a Han Solo kind... BEN MENDELSOHN The thing about home is that it's a tough place to sustain a career, just by dent of the size of... BEN MENDELSOHN I never felt like someone who was boyish and coming to terms with asking girls out or anything like ... BEN MENDELSOHN I remember 'The Yearling' was the first film I ever saw, and my mom told me I cried for abou... BEN MENDELSOHN Before 'Animal Kingdom,' I wasn't particularly thought of in villainous roles. BEN MENDELSOHN I like to call up ghosts of things past for myself when I'm working a lot. BEN MENDELSOHN 'Animal Kingdom' is a significant comet, and it's cast a tail. It's very hard to see... BEN MENDELSOHN 'Animal Kingdom' is a lot of things, but it's not heartwarming. BEN MENDELSOHN The very rough story is this: Melbourne boy, out of both my parents' houses at a young age, live... BEN MENDELSOHN Acting is a bit of a heart and soul exercise with me. It's kind of all I've got. BEN MENDELSOHN I think now there's much more of a confessional culture. That's not my bag. I come from a sl... BEN MENDELSOHN You can certainly extend your adolescence. There's people that are very good at extending it ind... BEN MENDELSOHN You think of 'Outlaw Josey Wales,' you immediately think of the old Indian guy, Sondra Locke... BEN MENDELSOHN As an outsider in America, you do see the kind of hypocrisy that's rampant there. BEN MENDELSOHN It's good to surf whatever waves are going on right there as they're happening. BEN MENDELSOHN I don't believe in the transformation myth, where if you have more success, life changes for you... BEN MENDELSOHN I think it's that thing of growing up all the time watching American movies and listening to Ame... BEN MENDELSOHN The first 'Star Wars' film was enormously important. I grew up right smack-bang in the sweet... BEN MENDELSOHN I don't have memorabilia but try to take a bit of wardrobe, usually because they dress me better... BEN MENDELSOHN At any period of an actor's life, it's fairly likely that they'll be cast in ways that a... BEN MENDELSOHN I generally feel like people that are doing the wardrobe know more about wardrobe than I do, and the... BEN MENDELSOHN One of the things that I found very confronting in my early working life was that people thought I w... BEN MENDELSOHN Once upon a time, they thought I was a sweet, wide-eyed boy that was just trying to figure out how t... BEN MENDELSOHN $3,000 from a residual cheque was all I made one year. BEN MENDELSOHN As an actor who has spent twenty years trying to crack America, the day I reached the 'Bloodline... BEN MENDELSOHN 'Slow West' is a western, and it's sort of a twist on the genre stylistically, I think, ... BEN MENDELSOHN For mine, the villains of the piece were always important. In a traditional sense, that's always... BEN MENDELSOHN We're seeing a shift in the federal government's understanding of the gravity of the situation facin... ADAM MENDELSOHN It's important that the governor's office communicate with the prison guards because of the role the... ADAM MENDELSOHN Look at where the state's economy was when he took office and where it is today after just 2 1/2 yea... ADAM MENDELSOHN The governor has an ambitious agenda and a lot of exciting ideas. It's important that he communicate... ADAM MENDELSOHN In just a few days, he met with the secretary of Homeland Security, the chief of staff to the White ... ADAM MENDELSOHN The governor has always said that a healthy debate is a good thing for our party. He looks forward t... ADAM MENDELSOHN This is a governor who repealed the car tax, passed workers compensation reform and continues to pay... ADAM MENDELSOHN For the first time in a generation, the Legislature is talking about fixing the state's crumbling in... ADAM MENDELSOHN The governor has met repeatedly with all the legislative leaders on this issue. ADAM MENDELSOHN With our 10g release, we focused on making the Oracle Database easier to install, deploy, and manage... ANDREW MENDELSOHN With our 10g release, we focused on making the Oracle Database easier to install, deploy, and manage... ANDREW MENDELSOHN We have a lot of common customers who use both our products together. Now we'll be able to provide a... ANDREW MENDELSOHN There are all kinds of possibilities we're exploring. You might be seeing it showing up in Oracle pr... ANDREW MENDELSOHN I did and do believe, after all that I've seen and done, that if you project yourself into the mass ... DANIEL MENDELSOHN I think the rise can continue a bit longer. We're going to hit some resistance soon from a technical... PAUL MENDELSOHN Oracle is the only company poised to deliver database security technology that customers can use to ... ANDY MENDELSOHN With Oracle Secure Backup, we're delivering a low-cost, high-performance alternative to the complex ... ANDY MENDELSOHN It's a very sad day for Greenville and for the advertising community in general. ANDY MENDELSOHN Be yourself, because you are the perfect YOU! JACCI MENDELSOHN We're concerned with this game on many levels. In addition to the gangster element, it grossly misre... BRUCE MENDELSOHN We feel it's our responsibility to educate the public about law enforcement safety. We're going to c... BRUCE MENDELSOHN I certainly believe we want the manufacturer to know what kind of opposition there is to that game. ... BRUCE MENDELSOHN We're stuck in a tight range with a lot of volatility as we try to break out. PAUL MENDELSOHN I had traveled far, had circled the planet and studied my Torah, and at the very end of my search I ... DANIEL MENDELSOHN I think in the first quarter we'll fall back into the 1210 to 1246 range on the S&P 500. PAUL MENDELSOHN When commodity prices and energy prices weaken, technology stocks usually pick up the leadership and... PAUL MENDELSOHN The reason doctors are so dangerous is that they believe in what they are doing. ROBERT S. MENDELSOHN BEN CARSON BEN VEREEN BEN CARSON BEN OKRI BEN SHAPIRO BEN BERNANKE Each new day has a different shape to it. You just roll with it. BEN ZOBRIST People rely on Wikipedia, and a lot of it is wrong. But because there it is on the Internet, they as... BEN MEZRICH BEN GOLDACRE Journalism is a craft that takes years to learn. It's like golf. You never get it right all the ... BEN HUH One of the things I've learned is to be receptive of feedback. BEN SILBERMANN BEN OKRI BEN CARSON BEN CARSON BEN SCHNETZER BEN SHAPIRO BEN OKRI I used to collect knick-knacks, like wizards, trolls and little buddhas, and arrange them like preci... BEN WHISHAW BEN PARR BEN BERNANKE Most of these people are not going anywhere, and have nothing meaningful to do. They are zombies see... BEN HINSON I was born Moishe Ketzelbourd but the Indians call me Maurice Cougar. BEN KATCHOR I studied politics and economics at Bristol, and people always assumed that I'd go into politics... BEN ELLIOT Together we were something less, which felt like such a relief, to not be ourselves for a while. BEN MARCUS BEN SHAPIRO BEN SHAPIRO BEN SHAPIRO BEN SHAPIRO BEN SHAPIRO BEN SHAPIRO BEN SHAPIRO BEN SHAPIRO I love bummer songs. BEN GIBBARD BEN CARSON BEN AFFLECK Roy was just another bureaucrat to me, but I realized very soon that without Roy this thing would ha... BEN SHAHN BEN SHAPIRO BEN NELSON From day one, musical theater was my bread and butter. BEN PLATT BEN SHAPIRO BEN GOLDACRE BEN CARSON BEN AFFLECK BEN BERNANKE BEN AFFLECK We've turned film into such an industry that we pursue naturalism just by shaking the camera and... BEN FOSTER BEN JOHNSON BEN HECHT I want Pinterest to be human. The Internet's still so abstract... To me, boards are a very human... BEN SILBERMANN BEN HECHT BEN CARSON BEN KINGSLEY BEN JONSON BEN JONSON BEN JONSON BEN JONSON BEN JONSON BEN JONSON BEN JONSON 'Late bloomer' is another way of saying 'slow learner.' BEN FOUNTAIN BEN OKRI BEN PARR BEN BERNANKE BEN BERNANKE BEN BERNANKE There are other people in 'Dreamgirls' who are born-again Christians. We have a Bible study ... BEN HARNEY BEN JONSON BEN HECHT BEN CARSON BEN SWEETLAND You look like gold. I've been fooled before, but now I know I've made the mistake in the pas... BEN HARPER BEN CARSON BEN SWEETLAND We must have the courage to allow a little disorder in our lives. BEN WEININGER BEN STEIN BEN KINGSLEY BEN HECHT BEN HECHT BEN HECHT BEN HECHT BEN HECHT BEN HECHT BEN HECHT BEN HECHT BEN HECHT BEN HECHT BEN STEIN I was tempted to tell her it was because we were British and actually had a sense of humour, but I t... BEN AARONOVITCH BEN JONSON BEN STEIN BEN JONSON BEN JONSON Genius without education is like silver in the mine. -Ben Franklin. BEN FRANKLIN Genius without education is like silver in the mine. BEN FRANKLIN It's just kind of surreal. We're trying not to think too far ahead but we know we have a lot of work... BEN LINDSEY than any other man who ever ran for office in Denver. BEN LINDSEY Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something ha... BEN LINDSEY Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something h... BEN LINDSEY BEN CARSON BEN JOHNSON BEN BROWN BEN OLIVEIRA BEN OKRI BEN CARSON BEN JONSON BEN JOHNSTON BEN SWEETLAND BEN HERBSTER BEN STEIN BEN HECHT BEN VEREEN BEN JOHNSON BEN JOHNSON BEN JONSON BEN KINGSLEY BEN HOGAN BEN JIPCHO BEN JONSON BEN JONSON BEN ELTON BEN BERGOR BEN JOHNSON BEN JOHNSON BEN HECHT BEN JOHNSTON BEN JONSON BEN BECHT BEN HECHT BEN SWEETLAND BEN JONSON BEN JOHNSON BEN JONSON BEN HOGAN BEN HECHT BEN HECHT BEN KINGSLEY BEN SWEETLAND BEN BAYOL
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