I like to call up ghosts of things past for myself when I'm working a lot. Ben Mendelsohn callghostlot Change image and share on social
If you've been working since you were a teenager and working at a reasonably decent level, then you don't expect that you're going to be firmly in your 40s and start moving up in the world, if you like. Ben Mendelsohn 40sdecentexpect share on social
'Animal Kingdom' is a significant comet, and it's cast a tail. It's very hard to see anything post that happening without that. Ben Mendelsohn animalcastcomet Change image and share on social
There's very little different between the way the government operates in America and the way criminals do. Ben Mendelsohn americacriminalgovernment Change image and share on social
It's got a lot more room for nuance and an assumption that people have started from the beginning. 'Bloodline' ends up being like a really good novel. Ben Mendelsohn assumptionbeginbloodline Change image and share on social
It's good to surf whatever waves are going on right there as they're happening. Ben Mendelsohn goodhappensurf Change image and share on social
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 because, you know, it's a post-De Niro world, when, largely, in fact, it's almost never true. Ben Mendelsohn actactorfact share on social
Before 'Animal Kingdom,' I wasn't particularly thought of in villainous roles. Ben Mendelsohn animalkingdomrole Change image and share on social
When you're a young boy, you're looking at older men for role modelling. Before I loved De Niro, I loved Clint Eastwood; I loved John Wayne. And James Bond. Ben Mendelsohn bondboyclint Change image and share on social
Let me give you a little Mendelsohn 101: I came up in television in the early- to mid- 1980s in Australia. Ben Mendelsohn 1980saustraliaearly Change image and share on social