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" I guess subconsciously that all the great people you work with have an influence on you. "
Eric Bana
You
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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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" I didn't study Greek mythology in school and I wish I had. "
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" It's always been my hope, as an actor, to reveal only what is relevant about myself to the work. "
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" I think there are times when you walk onto a set you can potentially be either intimidated or distracted by what's going on around you. "
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" I've always been a bit of a car freak. "
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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 am attracted to characters who think they are in control, but their situation is uncontrollable. "
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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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" When I shoot I'll take my family with me - one movie a year and then the rest of the time at home. "
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" I've given no thought to moving to America at all. "
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" 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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" I'm spending all my time and energy on the project at hand. "
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" I occasionally go to the gym and I lift free weights, I don't use machines. "
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" If you're lucky enough to be involved in a film that's about something very real and that you hope will continue to hold up in 20 years' time it just gives you more energy and makes it feel all the more worthwhile. "
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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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" I deliberately fly in and out of LA for as small a time as humanly possible. "
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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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" I'm always reading and looking around for the next thing. "
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" As an actor I've been attracted to the sort of films that I want to go and see. That tends to usually be drama-related. "
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" The most serious film can be the most fun. The one that's supposed to be fun can be the most serious. "
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" I'm not into bikinis or other revealing clothing. "
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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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