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
I mean, there's a sense wherein you skip a part of childhood, too, when you start working at that age I did; I was out working and out of home at 15, paying my own way in the world. Ben Mendelsohn agechildhoodhome Change image and share on social
In a very real sense, all you do when you're shooting film or television is you shoot a scene, and then you shoot another scene, and then you shoot another scene. Ben Mendelsohn filmrealscene Change image and share on social
At 15 I had moved out of my parents' place, and my options were looking pretty narrow. But I had this acting thing and I just wanted to be able to keep going because it was really good. That was all I wanted. Ben Mendelsohn actgoodmove 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
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
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
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
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
$3,000 from a residual cheque was all I made one year. Ben Mendelsohn 000chequemake Change image and share on social
