Quotes from Adrien Brody

I've been taking a lot of time to paint and be in nature. I would say I'm happier as a person. More centered. More free.

Painting, music, photography, and visual art have been creative forms of expression for me for decades.

My work as an actor is limited by the voice of the director and the writing.

Film is a time capsule. If I have a lack of dedication or focus, it's permanently there as a negative reminder.

I don't have any illusions that Hollywood is a place of integrity.

I think one of the privileges of being a filmmaker or an actor is the ability to take risks, and the ability to tell stories that might not otherwise be told.

I've never felt that I had to take a role in order to further my career. I'm always looking for roles that challenge me as an actor and as a person.

I believe in taking risks and trying new things, both in my personal life and in my career.

I'm attracted to roles that people don't necessarily see me in.

I believe that every artist has a responsibility to use their platform to raise awareness about issues that are important to them.

As an actor, you have to be open to the experience, and you have to be willing to take risks and be vulnerable.

There is a responsibility when you're representing a historical figure, and you want to be as accurate as possible, but you also want to breathe life into the character.

I always try to approach each role with an open mind and a willingness to learn and grow as an actor.

I was a wild, mischievous kid, and I had tremendous imagination. Any experience I had, I'd try to reenact it.

Art can go beyond certain boundaries or blindness that we would have without that.

I was depressed for a year after 'The Pianist,' and I don't suffer from that, generally. It wasn't just a depression; it was a mourning.

Obviously I'm not there to pick up anybody, but I'm not afraid to hang out in a predominantly gay establishment.

Maybe I'm a bit superstitious, but I don't like to talk about anything until I've done it.

It's great when people appreciate your work, but I don't know how seriously to take it. The amazing thing is that I found something so early that I can support myself doing, and that can even be extremely lucrative, but I love it either way.

You'd be surprised how difficult it is relinquish a cell phone.

It's interesting, winning an Academy Award as a young man... life-changing, but I'm just me within that. It's been very helpful for my career, but I'm trying to stay on the path I was on before.

I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.

I was a wild, mischievous kid, and I had tremendous imagination. Any experience I had, I'd try to reenact it.

You go to a theater, you're in a darkened room, and you watch someone that you don't really know how many children they have or what their father's nickname might be; you don't have references and databases and rumors and half-truths - you're just transported by their storytelling.