My dad told me, 'It takes fifteen years to be an overnight success', and it took me seventeen and a half years.

 145 Joseph Pulitzer middle school and New York's Fiorello H. Night Shyamalan Adrien Brodyll-shocked war veteran Jack Starks in The Jacket writer Jack Driscoll in the 2005 King Kong remake and father-to-be Peter Whitman in The Darjeeling Limited by Wes Anderson. Other TV appearances include NBC's The Today Show and on MTV's Punk'd after being tricked by Ashton Kutcher.

Adrien Brody (born April 14 1973) is an American actor and film producer. Brody is also the only American actor to receive the French César Award.