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" I always think the really unfortunate thing about the Australian film industry is its lack of momentum. And I don't mean this in a derogatory way. I'm always wanting it to pick up momentum, and I'm wondering if that's even possible. "

Guy Pearce

Possible

Always

Think

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Way

" On stage, you've got dialogue you've learned. You've got a paying audience. It couldn't be better, you know? "

" I don't understand the actor who plays the same role from movie to movie. Maybe it's because I worked on long-running television when I was in my teens, and so the idea of playing the same role just bores me intensely. I'd rather not do it at all. "

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" I grew up doing musicals. I've done so many musicals in my life, I kind of got them out of my system. But, I certainly would be open to them. Rocky Horror Show is a big favorite of mine. "

" It's funny, though, with films, because you can incorporate a variety of elements, and sometimes that can work for you and sometimes I think it can work against you. "

" Every time you say yes to a film there's a certain percentage of your yes that has to do with the director, a certain percentage to do with the story, a certain percentage with the character, the location, etc. "

" It's hard to pinpoint why all of a sudden a group of Australian films will be doing well and why they perhaps are better made than some from the past. "

" Comic-strip stuff isn't really my cup of tea, really. "

" I don't really relate to certain blokey men who just want to talk about blokey things. I never really know what to say and I always feel I have to act blokey in order to have them not say, 'You're a weirdo.' "

" I'm constantly trying to be as original as I can. "

" I wish I had the ability to crack wise, generally. You know, without getting punched. There's no way I could do it while getting beaten up. Definitely. "

" The majority of people who join law enforcement are doing it for good, moral reasons, but then there are the few who get through, where you go, 'Whoa, hold on a second. What's this guy doing here?' "

" Well, I never wear shoes at home. Never. "

" The reality is that we have all these awards and all these festivals that give out awards, so you sort of go, 'okay, well, people liked the film, and I think it's a good film, and it's up for an award - well, I guess it should win the award then.' "

" I am geared towards communicating on a female level. "

" If I'm exhausted, physically and particularly emotionally, I can't tell what's good and I can't tell what's bad and I'm useless. "

" When you're promoting a film it's really interesting trying to gauge what people think about it. "

" I'm never there enough to really keep up with what's going on in the Australian film industry. I just try and be part of it as much as I can. "

" The thing I've come to learn is that what's great about small independent films is the intimacy and the communication that occurs when you're making them. "

" Doing that hunt scene was really quite demanding. I actually broke a rib during that scene. And then all the scenes after that became quite challenging, just breathing and laughing. "

" My problem is I'm an addictive personality. I can't have one coffee. I can't eat one piece of chocolate. "

" Where do you even draw the line between genres? "

" I'll generally write out every scene that's in the film on a couple of pieces of paper, just with a little one-line. And then I can scan it a bit and go, 'This first third of the film, generally, I'm kind of calm.' Then I might do something on one piece of paper that just relates to the energy of the character. "

" I just can't talk about things before I do them, because just for me... I give energy away before I've put energy into the job. "

Guy Pearce

Talk

Things

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" I went through a period where I just wanted to punch everybody. Since then, I've had a lot of therapy and I've figured a lot of things out. "

" I've been asked to do action-oriented movies in the past and they just haven't been right for me. "