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" By the time I finished comedy, I was really burnt out of it. I had had enough. I don't really have a strong desire to prove myself in that area, or to go back to it in any great way. "

Eric Bana

Time

Way

Comedy

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Eric Bana

Weights

Free

" I'd say I'm the opposite of someone that has the urge to stand in front of strangers and make them laugh, but the idea of getting up and telling a story and people finding it amusing always appealed to me. "

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" When I go on the plane to fly home, I'm literally capable of forgetting what I do for a job. That also comes about because I choose to take massive breaks between projects, and because I choose to do this ridiculous thing of keeping home, home. "

" The only thing that may make me different from other people is I have passionate interests outside of work. "

Eric Bana

People

Outside

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Youth

Falling

" I think the beauty of working with young people is they remind you of the spirit of acting and it's just a big play. "

" The Israeli accent wasn't one that I was overly familiar with so had to learn from scratch but I was very fortunate I had the right amount of time. "

" I deliberately fly in and out of LA for as small a time as humanly possible. "

Eric Bana

Out

Fly