Aidan Quinn

“There's certainly more work for me in TV these days.”

“I like the level of fame that I have. You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn't something that I find comfortable.”

“I'd wear clogs, short pants and ladies' bracelets. I created this aura for myself.”

“My thing about looking good is that it should be the character. If I'm playing a character who's concerned about his body - an athlete, say - I'll get in shape. If I'm playing a character who doesn't or wouldn't, I don't. I almost never get in shape for a movie, even though I know it would be a good career move.”

“I'm not particularly a career-oriented guy. I'm lucky. I can make really interesting films much of the time with interesting people yet be anonymous, have a private life. But, I'd like to have the choice of the better roles.”

“I think there's a down-to-earthness with Midwesterners and with people from the Midlands - which is where my family is from - in Ireland.”

“There will come a day when the phone doesn't ring as much as it used to.”

“I loved working with Meryl Streep twice and I've gotten to work with my friend Liam Neeson on several occasions.”

“Life is hard for everyone. That's why there's such a nice reward at the end of it.”

“I would love, more than anything, to do an out-and-out farce with huge physical energy. Just because you're from the minimalist school, it doesn't mean you can't go big.”

“I can't control how people are going to react. I try not to worry about what I can't control.”

“Celebrity, to me, is not a thing to seek.”