Adrien Brody

“Obviously I'm not there to pick up anybody, but I'm not afraid to hang out in a predominantly gay establishment.”

“Luca Changretta's not someone you want to be at odds with. It's a fantastic opportunity for me, and he's a fascinating character.”

“Art can go beyond certain boundaries or blindness that we would have without that.”

“Being anonymous is a great luxury. It's a big loss to lose that. Mostly, the loss is the ability to observe others without being observed yourself. And as an actor, that is your key tool.”

“All commitments require sacrifice and hardship.”

“I've been producing projects, and I hope that It's inevitable one day that I direct a film. I have a lot of things I want to do.”

“I've been very lucky to work with great filmmakers. But I think my days of just freely acting regularly, that being my sole creative fulfillment, are gone.”

“The beauty of comedy is you can really push things. Hopefully, you're with people with a sense of humor and can relate to it.”

“Even if you can't afford to buy a painting, you can experience it. You can go see the Mona Lisa and be transported. You can see the discipline and suffering in a van Gogh.”

“I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.”

“It's interesting because you feel on the one hand, we understand people from what the say, and in another sense, you'd think that you'd be able to convey more through dialogue.”

“The more I have a sincere connection to something, the less acting is required. And the more it's about creating the space to feel that connection and to feel that shift from yourself. And start interpreting things through new eyes.”

“I love the accessibility that my great nation affords us, but it is virtually inescapable for most people in America, and many places abroad, to rely on inexpensive yet unhealthy meals as a main source of sustenance.”

“You'd be surprised how difficult it is relinquish a cell phone.”

“The odd thing is how, I think, the intensity and devotion to my craft and the intensity of certain performances or types of roles I've played overshadow the comedic stints that I've had. 'Darjeeling Limited' is a comedy; The 'Brothers Bloom' is a comedy.”

“Painting, music, photography, and visual art have been creative forms of expression for me for decades.”

“Life is very complicated. I look to collaborate with artistic people and to go into an endeavor without judgment and to hopefully be treated with the same.”

“I always had an actor within me.”

“I've been taking a lot of time to paint and be in nature. I would say I'm happier as a person. More centered. More free.”

“My dad told me, 'It takes fifteen years to be an overnight success', and it took me seventeen and a half years.”