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" I wasn't going to be a college kid. The only subject I was interested in was English. I think I had a subconscious interest in analyzing story. "

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" My wife and I really, really like each other as well as love each other. "

" 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. "

" 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'm not into bikinis or other revealing clothing. "

" 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. "

" It's always been my hope, as an actor, to reveal only what is relevant about myself to the work. "

" If you can jump up onstage and make people laugh, shouldn't you also be able to inhabit a character? "

" I hate being clean-shaven. My daughter gets very upset if I shave and says, 'Bring back the spikes, Dad.' "

" I'm always one time zone behind myself. "

" When I go on the plane to fly home, I'm literally capable of forgetting what I do for a job. That also comes about because I choose to take massive breaks between projects, and because I choose to do this ridiculous thing of keeping home, home. "

" I'm very much a bit of a ghost presence. "

" 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. "

" 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'm spending all my time and energy on the project at hand. "

" I race historic muscle cars back in Australia, and that's my hobby. And I try to race home as soon as I've finished a movie but don't tell anyone. "

" I really enjoy working on small films. "

" I always find that 90% of the performance, for me, is about what comes from inside. "

" By the time I finished comedy, I was really burnt out of it. I had had enough. I don't really have a strong desire to prove myself in that area, or to go back to it in any great way. "

" My chosen exercise is cycling. I just love it. "

" I didn't study Greek mythology in school and I wish I had. "

" 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. "

" When I shoot I'll take my family with me - one movie a year and then the rest of the time at home. "

" I guess I'm a very keen observer, and I'd like to think I have a good imagination. "

" I've always described parts as tattoos. For actors our tattoos are in the form of films. "

" The Israeli accent wasn't one that I was overly familiar with so had to learn from scratch but I was very fortunate I had the right amount of time. "

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

" I look my best when I take my helmet off after a long motorcycle ride. I have a glow and a bit of helmet hair. "

" I guess subconsciously that all the great people you work with have an influence on you. "

" 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. "

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