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" I've always described parts as tattoos. For actors our tattoos are in the form of films. "
Eric Bana
Always
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" I've always been attracted to cars, and driving is a completely measurable experience: if you qualify last on the grid, you're the slowest, and if you qualify first on the grid, you're the fastest. So no one can say you're slow if you're fast and no one can say you're fast if you're slow. "
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" 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. "
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" I'd say I'm the opposite of someone that has the urge to stand in front of strangers and make them laugh, but the idea of getting up and telling a story and people finding it amusing always appealed to me. "
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" I am attracted to characters who think they are in control, but their situation is uncontrollable. "
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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. "
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" My chosen exercise is cycling. I just love it. "
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" A girl's got to be fun. It's the one bit of advice I always give to friends of mine who are thinking of getting married. "
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" 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've given no thought to moving to America at all. "
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