Quotes by Joel Edgerton

Its tricky. Ive never been standing at the top of the tree with tons of money thrown at me. Ive never really had a profile. So in a way I have this nothing to lose attitude.

I love the idea of real-life experiences finding their way into fiction. I think thats really cool.

Pittsburgh felt like the perfect size of a city to me. Theres enough to do, but its not like living in a circus. I also really loved how sports-enthusiastic Pittsburgh people are: how proud of their sports they are.

I worked for a big department store, and strangely, on my first day, they put me in charge of Christmas wrapping. I didnt know how to wrap a present and make it not look like it fell off a truck.

Everything is a learning process: any time you fall over, its just teaching you to stand up the next time.

I did my holy communion, and it was amazing how quickly the stories of the Bible and God and Jesus got under my skin.

Every job leaves its residue, a bit of extra knowledge, a new skill-set.

The downside to making movies at a gallop like we did with Wish You Were Here is that were shooting four or five scenes in a day, and its very exhilarating, but you worry at the end of the day that you missed some details because you were moving too quick, and you just gotta trust and be ready straightaway.

The tricky thing becomes: Do you know yourself well enough to then portray that on screen? And for me, I find that really hard. Id rather hide behind accents and funny walks.

Im single, footloose and fancy free, I have no responsibilities, no anchors. Work, friendship and self-improvement, thats me.

Fighting in the ring or cage is very much different from fighting in the street. Fighting in the street is very much fueled by anger, pride, and male dominance and ego.

One of the things Ive always enjoyed is moving around and staying fit. Physicality is such a big part of being an actor, but its also about stillness and silence.