I think now there's much more of a confessional culture. That's not my bag. I come from a slightly older school of thought: 'give 'em nothin.' You don't plead guilty. Ben Mendelsohn bagconfessionalculture Change image and share on social
I did 'Quigley Down Under,' which is quite deliberately placed in Australia, which is a Tom Selleck, Alan Rickman, Laura San Giacomo film from '88, I want to say. Ben Mendelsohn alanaustraliadeliberately Change image and share on social
I don't know that it exists, the perfect family. It's always complicated. Ben Mendelsohn complicateexistfamily Change image and share on social
Acting is a bit of a heart and soul exercise with me. It's kind of all I've got. Ben Mendelsohn actbiteexercise Change image and share on social
I had a pretty good career at home. What keeps you going is not having a plan B. It's a very good thing. I think if I had a viable plan B, I might not have kept going. Ben Mendelsohn careergoodhome Change image and share on social
I suspect, for a lot of people who become actors, there's a feeling of wanting to be someone other than who they actually are. Ben Mendelsohn actorfeltlot Change image and share on social
There are always dimensions, and the way they get expressed is through the writing and the actors and the director you get to work with on that day. But there are always dimensions, outside of really basic stuff for very young people where it needs to be very clear. Ben Mendelsohn actorbasicclear share on social
I basically sat around unemployed in Sydney for three years straight, and the two things that saved me were the rugby league and my dog. Ben Mendelsohn basicallydogleague Change image and share on social
One of the things that I found very confronting in my early working life was that people thought I was some sensitive doe-eyed lovelorn boy, because they'd seen me do that a couple of times. What tends to happen is you get a run of similar roles. Ben Mendelsohn boyconfrontcouple share on social
I don't have memorabilia but try to take a bit of wardrobe, usually because they dress me better than I dress myself. Ben Mendelsohn bitedressmemorabilia Change image and share on social
