For mine, the villains of the piece were always important. In a traditional sense, that's always an important role. Ben Mendelsohn importantminepiece Change image and share on social
The first 'Star Wars' film was enormously important. I grew up right smack-bang in the sweet spot of all of those. It's true cinema magic. It's fair to say that, as a kid, I would have been very happy to be Han Solo, and I would have been happy to have gone out with Princess Leia. Ben Mendelsohn bangcinemaenormously share on social
I don't believe in the transformation myth, where if you have more success, life changes for you. Ben Mendelsohn lifemythsuccess Change image and share on social
'Animal Kingdom' was an amalgam of two people that I had met-slash-known, not particularly well. They were both very, very scary people for very different reasons. Ben Mendelsohn amalgamanimalkingdom Change image and share on social
Fassbender is fearless; he's a fearless actor. Ben Mendelsohn actorfassbenderfearless Change image and share on social
I'm very well known in the industry and relatively well known by people who are aficionados and what not, but outside of that - no. Ben Mendelsohn aficionadoindustrypeople Change image and share on social
It's a tougher gig than what people think it is. The proper, real, genuine, worldwide movie stars don't get a lot of downtime from the world outside. That's a tougher price, I think, than what people's fantasy of fame account for. Ben Mendelsohn accountdowntimefame share on social
You feel an affinity with younger actors, because, you know, it's a very insecure job. And it can be a long time before you feel like, you know, things might be all right. Ben Mendelsohn actoraffinityfeel Change image and share on social
