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" I always find that 90% of the performance, for me, is about what comes from inside. "
Eric Bana
Performance
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" I race historic muscle cars back in Australia, and that's my hobby. And I try to race home as soon as I've finished a movie but don't tell anyone. "
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" I'm spending all my time and energy on the project at hand. "
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" I guess I'm a very keen observer, and I'd like to think I have a good imagination. "
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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. "
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" There wasn't a moment where I got into cars. It wasn't a conscience decision or something that came later, it was there since I was born. I just love it. "
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" When you're shooting a film, you really don't get to be a dad, and you don't really get to be a husband. You don't really exist at all. But I do drag my family with me on location whenever I can. "
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" My wife and I really, really like each other as well as love each other. "
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" My background was producing and writing and performing in television when I started out, and I really missed that, that whole creative process that comes from sort of 'me' storytelling. "
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" You'll read things and say, this is a really good project and it's probably going to be a hit, but I can see 20 other people playing that part. You have to have some sense of ownership to do a good job and be married to it for ever. "
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" The darker the film, the more vital everyone's sense of humor is on set. "
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" I've never been someone that's had a five-year plan, or a three-year plan. That just seems to lead to a lot of disappointment, and doesn't give you the chance to be flexible. "
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" I look my best when I take my helmet off after a long motorcycle ride. I have a glow and a bit of helmet hair. "
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" I love being at home, being with friends and family. I'm of European stock, brought up in Australia. I'm a passionate guy. I just love life. "
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" If you can jump up onstage and make people laugh, shouldn't you also be able to inhabit a character? "
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" I don't like to come at my character from some really technical place. "
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" Over my lifetime, the car had actually transcended the fact that it is a car. It has become a venue. "
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" The longer you have something, the stronger the bond. That's true with people as well as things. "
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" I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit school and go work on my car. But my dad said Son, you shouldn't do that. You should stay in school until your education is finished, and when you're done, don't make your hobby your job. "
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" I've given no thought to moving to America at all. "
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" I used to lift very heavy weights in my mid-twenties - I used to bench press over 300lb. The most I ever lifted was 330lb; I couldn't do that today, no way. "
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