Adrien Brody

Oh, yeah. But, I mean, it's a team effort, and there is a need for everyone to lift everyone else up for it to work.

I think my first professional job was 12 years old. Before acting, I started doing magic and I was, you could call it a professional job. I mean, I think I earned $50 to do a children's birthday party in its entirety. But I loved magic and I found that that

I think my first professional job was 12 years old. Before acting, I started doing magic and I was, you could call it a professional job. I mean, I think I earned $50 to do a children's birthday party in its entirety. But I loved magic and I found that that

I think my first professional job was 12 years old. Before acting, I started doing magic and I was, you could call it a professional job. I mean, I think I earned $50 to do a children's birthday party in its entirety. But I loved magic and I found that that

The storytelling that's involved, in addition to creating the illusion, was a gateway into an understanding of performance and precision in performance.

The storytelling that's involved, in addition to creating the illusion, was a gateway into an understanding of performance and precision in performance.

The storytelling that's involved, in addition to creating the illusion, was a gateway into an understanding of performance and precision in performance.

in uh in performance and and um but i i found a love for acting at a very very young age and then was fortunate to work pretty consistently over the years i didn't have a big career for many years but i i was a working actor and i'm i have always been very grateful for that

in uh in performance and and um but i i found a love for acting at a very very young age and then was fortunate to work pretty consistently over the years i didn't have a big career for many years but i i was a working actor and i'm i have always been very grateful for that

in uh in performance and and um but i i found a love for acting at a very very young age and then was fortunate to work pretty consistently over the years i didn't have a big career for many years but i i was a working actor and i'm i have always been very grateful for that

Yeah, I just joked about it last night. I said, you know, acting beats working for a living. And, you know... It is very hard work in all seriousness, but it is such a joy and it's always different. And I always had a very curious spirit and that curiosity of my childhood lives on in me. And, you know, I grew up in New York City. I grew up in Queens. I took the train all the time.

Yeah, I just joked about it last night. I said, you know, acting beats working for a living. And, you know... It is very hard work in all seriousness, but it is such a joy and it's always different. And I always had a very curious spirit and that curiosity of my childhood lives on in me. And, you know, I grew up in New York City. I grew up in Queens. I took the train all the time.

Yeah, I just joked about it last night. I said, you know, acting beats working for a living. And, you know... It is very hard work in all seriousness, but it is such a joy and it's always different. And I always had a very curious spirit and that curiosity of my childhood lives on in me. And, you know, I grew up in New York City. I grew up in Queens. I took the train all the time.

I had to take four trains each way to go to drama school. I got accepted to performing arts. It was a public school, but it gave me a wonderful foundation.

I had to take four trains each way to go to drama school. I got accepted to performing arts. It was a public school, but it gave me a wonderful foundation.

I had to take four trains each way to go to drama school. I got accepted to performing arts. It was a public school, but it gave me a wonderful foundation.

Yes. I mean, it's not merely a public school, but it was a... It's a remarkable school, but it was a public high school, meaning I was, by being selected and making it into the drama department, I was given four acting classes a day within the public school system, which is remarkable and was very helpful for me. But along the way to get to school, I'd have to take the train.

Yes. I mean, it's not merely a public school, but it was a... It's a remarkable school, but it was a public high school, meaning I was, by being selected and making it into the drama department, I was given four acting classes a day within the public school system, which is remarkable and was very helpful for me. But along the way to get to school, I'd have to take the train.

Yes. I mean, it's not merely a public school, but it was a... It's a remarkable school, but it was a public high school, meaning I was, by being selected and making it into the drama department, I was given four acting classes a day within the public school system, which is remarkable and was very helpful for me. But along the way to get to school, I'd have to take the train.

And I learned so much about character along those lines. Watching people. That train ride and this diverse city and, you know, some of those discoveries in those years informed choices I made even in the pianist years later of, you know, witnessing characteristics and... Watching people. You name it. Yes. Watching people.