Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgertonis an Australian actor and filmmaker...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth23 June 1974
CountryAustralia
article bottom cage ends good internet line newspaper operate parrot publicity theory work
I operate under the theory that all publicity is good publicity, and then, if that theory doesn't work, you just say that any newspaper article ends up on the bottom of the parrot cage. But, of course, you can't line a parrot cage with Internet bloggers, can you?
equivalent screaming shirt tearing
Actors want to act; actors want to emote. It's like the emotional equivalent of tearing your shirt off and screaming to the heavens: you want to express, and you want to be seen to be expressing.
scolded unto
I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.
It's weird: I don't see myself as a tough guy.
good james reminder tuxedo
Having rain on your tuxedo is a pretty good reminder that you're not James Bond.
playing polo
Polo is like playing golf with a saddle, and there are a lot of moving parts.
almost classic drive piece stream swim trying whenever
Whenever you're trying to do your own take on a classic piece of literature, it's almost like you're trying to swim up your own stream or drive down your own path.
outdoors spent time
I spent a lot of time outdoors as a kid.
epic feels godfather melbourne suburban version
'Animal Kingdom' feels like a suburban Melbourne version of 'The Godfather 'to me. It's epic and Shakespearean in its story, and yet you still feel like you can reach out and touch it.
handed large life love occurs portion
I love what I do, but it occurs to me I may have handed over a large portion of my life to fiction.
skeptical
I'm pretty skeptical about Hollywood and its fascination with the sequel and the franchise.
life people
I think the life of an actor is very glamorous to other people - then, realities set in.
hackman
Gene Hackman was a superstar in the '70s - with that face!
hughes
I wanted to make a movie that was kind of a tribute to the way I feel when I watch a John Hughes movie.