Brendan Fraser (Actor)

"Brendan combines incredible looks and sexiness and vulnerability with talent. And I mean serious talent. He wasn't just a hunk, what really struck me was his fundamental core of decency." - Sherry Lansing quoted in Us, August 1994

"Each new sortie, each new undertaking, I strive to make it a personal declaration about who I am. You can only grasp at moments. To dominate an entire project is desirable but not always obtainable. Rather, you can't always excuse it." - Brendan Fraser quoted in Us, June 1997

"I think the wrong time to be frightened is when you're acting. You see rowdy, goofy, funny people, but they normally look like they ought to be committed. I like treading that razor's thin edge of 'Will an audience buy this or not, will they go with you on this moment?' I can only describe it as really taking a leap of faith, just putting yourself out as far as you dare. Then push a bit further." - Brendan Fraser, quoted in Newsday, Feb. 7, 1999

"It seems when Brendan's acting in front of the camera, he's almost entirely the character, which allows a whole variety of things to go on in the the face which no one could plan." - Ian McKellen on his "Gods and Monsters" co-star to Newsday, Nov. 12, 1998

"There are 75,000 Screen Actors Guild members who are unemployed, so it's amazing when you think about it. I've been keeping my nose above water, keeping busy, but I don't want to think about it too much." - Fraser quoted in Newsday, Sep. 28, 1994

Fraser collects old Polaroid cameras.

Fraser on his approach to playing "George of the Jungle" (1997): "I learned as much jungle lore as I could. The basic Tarzan story structure has always had a resonance in popular culture. All the classic beats in the story are from Greek myth structure; that's the reason for its endurance." - from The Chicago Tribune, July 17, 1997