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

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" My days, if they start in the morning with a cuddle from my son, are just so much more glorious than they were prior to that. "

" I always say I've given 24 insufficient performances and I'm looking forward to the time in my life when I'll do something that I think is good. There's always stuff you can do better, stuff that maybe you didn't uncover enough. But if you do something that you truly believe is perfect, then that's got to be the last movie you do. "

" For filmmakers who've made multiple movies, they have experience, but they only have experience of themselves as a filmmaker. Whereas I'm bouncing around from different skill sets: the organizational ability of Ridley Scott to the precision of a Ron Howard to the artistic sensibilities of a Peter Weir... to the scope of a Tom Hooper. "

" I believe in singing for my supper. I'll never accept a grant because what I do should be able to be founded purely on free enterprise. "

" You don't want to be starting a film not knowing what you want to do. "

" 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. "

" Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I've not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat. "

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

" I have respect for beer. "

" God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia. "

" My kids are being raised in a much more affluent environment than was mine. My wife and I talk about that all the time because neither of us had this kind of experience. "

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

" I'm a virtuoso in my job in that there's not an actor I can't go into a scene with and be absolutely confident that, whatever is required of my character, I can do it. "

" I lost my front tooth in rugby league when a fat guy from Bellevue Hill kicked me in the face as I got up from a tackle to mark him. I made this decision not to cap the tooth because I thought it was false. But I didn't make any movies as a teenager, and I had a very hard time with girls and stuff. "

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

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

" My children have never watched any of my films. Charlie knows that daddy makes movies, but he says they are not good enough for him to watch. "

" I didn't get married to get divorced. "

" There's nothing like sitting back and talking to your cows. "

" There's an ease that I have living in Australia. The best things about Sydney are free: the sunshine's free, and the harbour's free, and the beach is free. "

" 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. "

" There has to be a mathematical explanation for how bad that tie is. "

" 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. "

" If there is no blood on the line, it is not rugby league. "

" The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can. "

" When I read 'The Water Diviner,' I was having the same kind of visceral reaction that I would normally have acting in something. I believed that I was the only person that could tell this story the way it needed to be told. That's the real arrogance of a director! "

" 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. "

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

" People say, 'Surely there's the right reasons for going to war?' And my perspective is, 'Surely there's a better way of asking that question?' "

" Directing is like looking at the stars on a cloudless night. You get away from all light sources, and you look up, and you see 50 points of light. And a minute later 100 and another minute later 1,000 and then 10,000. And then this swirling gigantic carpet above you, and somehow it all seems to connect. "