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" I think luck gets you on to the stage. But it has nothing to do with keeping you there. "

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" Stand-up came out of three things. Frustration, necessity and arrogance. I didn't have a great career ahead of me in anything. Someone literally said to me, 'You should try stand-up,' and took me to a venue. "

" 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 was a kid, I would do stupid things on my bike. I'd jump any ramp, I'd jump over people, I'd jump over things - always crashing, never hurting myself badly but always wanting to take physical risks. "

" I have a theory that I really want my kids to know - the only coloration that they make between dad being in films and reality is just a lot of people doing a lot of hard work. "

" The longer you have something, the stronger the bond. That's true with people as well as things. "

" I think I wasted a lot of my youth, falling for girls who were a couple of years older than me. "

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" I like the unknown. I like mystery. "

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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. "

" Over my lifetime, the car had actually transcended the fact that it is a car. It has become a venue. "

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" Each time you go to the same track you know whether you're improving or whether you're not... it's not open to interpretation. It's measurable - unlike acting. "