Joel Edgerton Quotes

It's nice to always have been able to remain consistent. I'm very thankful for that and to work on shows that I can be proud of, and films.

If something comes along that's really good, and I think I would be good for it, I'd be happy to do it. But not too many came along. I mean, they came along for the first, I don't know, 15, 18 films, but I didn't do that many. But then I didn't want to do the kind of junk I was seeing.

I'd rather have a small part in a good film with good people than play the lead in something I don't really care for.

I'd love to do films, but I'd feel bad in my gut if I did anything just for the money. I want to wait for something I'm really passionate about, even if I don't work for a year.

If I wanted to work financially, I would have made a series of different choices. I do get offered lots of movies which you could make a lot of money out of. And I always say, 'Why would I do that, when someone else could do it much better than me? Why would I want to do an action picture? Why?'

There's a wonderful stable of directors I've worked with, and work I've done that has dignity and meaningfulness.

I lost agents and managers because I turned down big movies that were smutty.

People ask whether I put the politics first, journalism first or the comedy first; it doesn't really matter. I'm just playing with the cards that I have been dealt because I really love doing what I do.

When I started to watch some of the films I'd done, I realized I was doing movies that I might not actually want to see.

I would never do something like Speed 2 again. If I'd wanted to make those kind of movies I could have signed up for five of them while it was in the can. It wasn't worth it to me. That was just an innocuous, boring movie.

But i think it would drive me more crazy to just go do a movie that I didn't believe in, you know?

My choice of films has never been governed by money. That is perhaps why I don't have a very fancy bank account. I'd rather get respect and creative satisfaction through my work than just earn money.

I am happy with all the films I've done. I have not become the victim of an image. I have managed to do different roles, and I am proud of that.

I don't want to act just to be on the screen doing anything and looking any kind of way.

I've been very blessed to work in some films that I'm very proud of.

I never wanted to look back on my career and be embarrassed about work that I chose to do.

Every role I've ever taken has never had anything do to with size. It's never been something I've wanted to be cheap about. Luckily, my agents and managers have always supported that.

I've always had the same principle for choosing roles, which is to try and make movies that I would pay to see. As I get older, that's meant different things.

I've made movies where I was not happy, and I'd rather not work for a year than do a bad film. It takes a long time for me to recuperate when I do that.

If you're in a film that you're proud of and you care about, then you're always happy to talk about it.

It's appealing to me to get to be in a commercial film without feeling like I sold out.

I know the volume of my work is less and I would have wanted to do more films. But I can't do just any role. That's the reason why I have done less crappy films.

I will not accept a role just because a big hero stars in it. I am not here to merely dance, run around trees, and be a glam doll.

Everybody, and that includes an actor, wants to go to work everyday. That said, it's better to sit at home than do a bad film. That can harm your career more than not having a release!

I don't want to do material that I don't like. I've always stuck to that policy. If that means being out of work for awhile, that's fine with me.