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" I still take losing out very seriously. But it inspires me that much more to move on. Quite often in my business, it's not the most talented people that succeed. Because they don't necessarily have the tenacity to deal with rejection. "

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" I moved to L.A., and people said that I would never find work, that I would never find good friends, and I feel like I was fortunate enough to find the work, but it wouldn't mean anything unless I had a group of people who could appreciate it. "

Ryan Kwanten

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Appreciate

Good

" There was a time when I wanted to be a lawyer, or even a professional triathlete... But nothing could come close to the passion I have for acting. "

" Australian women tend to tell it like it is - even if it's the brutal, honest truth. I think American women usually break it to you a little easier. There's a softer side to them. "

" My first five or six years in L.A., I was just trying to get two cents together to stay here. Playing Jason Stackhouse on 'True Blood' put me in a position, financially, to make decisions based on creativity, to choose roles based on whether I connected with them. I love the Jason Stackhouse character... But I also love stepping out of his shoes. "

Ryan Kwanten

Love

Shoes

" I've been acting for a long time now, but as narcissistic as this sounds - and I don't mean it to sound - every time I see my name up there, there is real sense of pride. "

" My mum is about five foot with her hair done. Without it she's about four foot 10. "

" I'm not one of those actors who asks for too many favours. So when I do, people tend to listen. "

" I'm not a big fan of the gym, I do lots of outdoor aerobics - yoga, swimming, running - but I kinda hate talking about it. We have a term in Australia, it makes you sound like a wanker. "

" There's a certain addiction to sweat, for sure. I'm not the same person without it. If I don't get my hour of exercise in every day, then I'm not the person that I want to be. "

" I've always been relatively reserved with my social encounters. "

" I'm glad acting sunk its teeth into me, because now I can't imagine doing anything else. "

Ryan Kwanten

Doing

Teeth

" I like to have a hectic schedule. "

Ryan Kwanten

Hectic

Schedule

" I'm very much a masochist at heart. "

" I like exploring the mystery of a relationship instead of laying it all out on the table at the beginning. "

" I love acting, so it's easy when you have a passion for it. I've always found the harder you work, the luckier you get. "

" I've been known to turn up drunk at triathlons and do very well. I'm more of a heat-of-the-moment type of guy. A friend will tell me about something coming up, maybe that weekend, and usually not an abundance of thought goes into my doing it. "

Ryan Kwanten

Thought

Friend

" I make about two movies a year outside the 'True Blood' schedule. I work on a great show six months a year, then outside that I get to satisfy whatever creative urges I have. It's a great position, especially for a single guy like me. "

Ryan Kwanten

Movies

True

" Ambition is a very good quality to have. Ambition and the competitive spirit go hand in hand. "

" Whether I fall on my feet or fall on my arse, I dunno. You've got to take those risks. "

" I don't know if my sense of humor goes over Americans' heads. "

" I'm not one of those actors who gets physically fit for a role and then loses it all again. "

" The fact that 'True Blood' affects people in this way is incredible to me - the fact we have to go to such great lengths to hide storylines just proves the cache our show has. "

Ryan Kwanten

True

Hide

" I'm somewhat of a masochist at heart. I like to sweat. I come from a very competitive sporting background - my dad was a world-champion surfer - so it's always been a part of my DNA. I do a lot of soft-sand running, hiking, yoga, and boxing, and I compete in triathlons. "

Ryan Kwanten

Heart

Sweat

" My life is very much consumed with work. "

" In order to be able to give a girlfriend the amount of time she deserves, you would need time, and I just can't give her that. So, rather than being selfish or stupid enough to go into a relationship, it's just been easier to be single. "

" Even on a $100 million film, people will complain that they haven't got enough money and enough time, so that's always going to be an element in filmmaking. "

" Fortunately, now I've got myself in a position where things are about story and not money. In my earlier career, it was more about getting my foot in the door and to get enough money to live, to be perfectly honest. "

" I was a terrible loser growing up. I took it far too seriously. There were water works if I lost. I would go home and break it down in angry detail: How did I lose? What could I do next time? "

" Money has never been a huge inspiration for me. "

Ryan Kwanten

Been

Never

" Sleep has never been a priority in my life. "