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" I want to make movies that pierce people's hearts and touch them in some way, even if it's just for the night while they're in the cinema; in that moment, I want to bring actual tears to their eyes and goosebumps to their skin. "

Russell Crowe

Tears

People

Moment

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" I'm sick to death of famous people standing up and using their celebrity to promote a cause. If I see a particular need, I do try to help. But there's a lot that can be achieved by putting a check in the right place and shutting up about it. "

" I've been voted one of Australia's 50 national treasures. I've even had my face on an Australian stamp - the only non-Australian to do so, apart from the Queen, of course. "

" It just seems like a religion that is perfect for people who feel like they need a grounding, who feels that the world has run off on them. I've discussed this with Scientologists, and they don't disagree. So, for a certain type of person, that's great. "

" People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused. "

" If you put 20 cents in me and ask me to talk about South Sydney, I'll play all night. "

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Sydney

You

" I'd like to play passionate women, but no one will let me. "

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Passionate

" While I was trying to save money to go to the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia I ended up getting all of this experience which meant that by the time I had enough money in the bank to go to school I didn't really need to go to school anymore. "

" I don't play chess with my life, ya' know. "

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Play

Life

" I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated. "

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Twisted

Plan

" If you're a waiter, the worst thing you can do is go to work resenting your job. This will sound trite - but it's the reality, and part of my personality - yet when I was a waiter, I tried to be the best waiter, and when I was a bingo-caller I tried to be the best bingo-caller. "

" Reality is, I'm an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn't know what to do with another profession. "

" I respond in the moment which is what makes me a good actor. "

" I've got bits falling off me. I'm not made of rubber. That's from film stunts. Every single injury I have is related to a movie. I know that sounds fundamentally embarrassing. "

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Know

Injury

" When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents. "

" I'd move to Los Angeles if New Zealand and Australia were swallowed up by a tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack. "

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Los Angeles

Australia

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Competition

Moment

" From a young kid, I was quite interested in religion. "

" You don't want to be the guy whose back's to the camera in the emotional part of the movie. So, you have to be aware of the camera movement and what the camera's doing. "

" I don't really take vacations because when I'm working, it's usually in a far-flung, exotic place somewhere. But I have a farm in Australia I like to go back to when I'm at home and not working. "

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Place

Australia

" Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip. "

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Moments

Everyone

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" I have respect for beer. "

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Respect

Beer

" South Sydney is a very complicated and wonderful place. You have some of the most expensive bits of real estate in the country and a large percentage of government housing. "

" I'd done stage musicals for quite a few years, starting with 'Grease' in Auckland. "