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" My background was producing and writing and performing in television when I started out, and I really missed that, that whole creative process that comes from sort of 'me' storytelling. "

Eric Bana

Writing

Creative

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

" I've never been someone that's had a five-year plan, or a three-year plan. That just seems to lead to a lot of disappointment, and doesn't give you the chance to be flexible. "

" 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'll give you a list of a hundred ways that I'm more likely to be injured than belting around a race track with people who know what they're doing. It's not a place where I feel I'm in unnecessary danger. "

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

" 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. "

" I would never say never to returning to comedy. "

" I've always been a bit of a car freak. "

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

" 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. "

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

" If you're lucky enough to be involved in a film that's about something very real and that you hope will continue to hold up in 20 years' time it just gives you more energy and makes it feel all the more worthwhile. "

" I am attracted to characters who think they are in control, but their situation is uncontrollable. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I never look at the size of the film when I'm looking for a part. "

" I really enjoy working on small films. "

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

" I think love can come fairly easily and grow - but really liking the core essence of someone is a much harder thing to bottle. If you have both, you're in pretty good shape. "

" 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. "