90 Quotes by Ben Mendelsohn

Accents are always difficult in their way, but as long as you're not throwing an audience off with it, then that's all it should be.

Acting is a bit of a heart and soul exercise with me. It's kind of all I've got.

'Animal Kingdom' is a lot of things, but it's not heartwarming.

'Animal Kingdom' is a significant comet, and it's cast a tail. It's very hard to see anything post that happening without that.

At any period of an actor's life, it's fairly likely that they'll be cast in ways that are reminiscent. That's the way it goes.

Before 'Animal Kingdom,' I wasn't particularly thought of in villainous roles.

Fifteen years old, out in the world, acting was all I had.

For me it's a compliment, playing baddie characters. I take it as a compliment.

For mine, the villains of the piece were always important. In a traditional sense, that's always an important role.