Ben Mendelsohn
Ben Mendelsohn
Paul Benjamin "Ben" Mendelsohnis an Australian actor, who first rose to prominence for his role in the Australian film The Year My Voice Brokeand continued to have major roles in Australian films such as The Big Steal, Metal Skin, Cosi, Mulletand Australia...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth3 April 1969
CountryAustralia
good surf
It's good to surf whatever waves are going on right there as they're happening.
It would be excellent to do a 'Star Wars.'
darkest humor matter pinch sour subject sweet
In Australia, even the darkest subject matter has a little pinch of humor. A little sweet to make the sour go down.
best
If you're going to be a father and whatnot, yeah, you better be responsible about it as best you can.
If you're a 'character actor,' you get hired to play baddies a lot.
saw since time
I've been a Ryan Reynolds fan since the first time I saw him.
industry known outside people relatively
I'm very well known in the industry and relatively well known by people who are aficionados and what not, but outside of that - no.
I think there's a lot of mythos about what's required in acting.
I think Kyle Chandler is something of a national treasure.
means
I think I've benefited from not being hugely known. It means I have to do something really effective to be noticed.
facets rewarding
I think difficult characters are very rewarding to do. They often have facets to them and this and that.
people
I suspect, for a lot of people who become actors, there's a feeling of wanting to be someone other than who they actually are.
I like to call up ghosts of things past for myself when I'm working a lot.
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When you're a young boy, you're looking at older men for role modelling. Before I loved De Niro, I loved Clint Eastwood; I loved John Wayne. And James Bond.