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" Patrick Swayze is a fantastic man and an inspiration to work with. He is a fearless cowboy type and a movie icon. "
Travis Fimmel
Cowboy
Work
Man
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" Women are so complicated, it's unbelievable. "
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Women
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" Like every Aussie actor, I'd rather be working here; it's just we've all been forced to go to the States. Business-wise, as an actor, it's more lucrative, and there's also a lot more of it there. "
Travis Fimmel
Here
Working
Like
" I love Mel Gibson... I'd like to ask him for a job. "
Travis Fimmel
I Love
Job
Him
" Acting wasn't some long-held dream, and it still isn't, really. I'm just trying to make some money and pay the bills. "
Travis Fimmel
Acting
Dream
Trying
" I'm from such a little place, most people live and work there their whole lives. "
Travis Fimmel
People
Place
Most
" I'm not one of those little kids that grow up wanting to be an actor. "
Travis Fimmel
Grow
Grow Up
Kids
" I like cable: you only work four months out of the year and have the other eight months to do movies if you want. "
Travis Fimmel
Want
Like
Movies
" I'm always thinking I'm messing up. I did a lot of classes. I can't stand being on stage or the only one talking in a room, so class really helped me deal with that. It doesn't really get any easier, but it helps you focus on the acting. "
Travis Fimmel
Me
Stand
Thinking
" It's embarrassing standing in front of the camera and getting your picture taken. "
Travis Fimmel
Front
Standing
Camera
" Good shows tend to be more fun to do. If you feel like you are doing something good and making a good show, it is a lot more enjoyable. "
Travis Fimmel
More
You
Fun
" I learned how to deal with people with elegance from Patrick Swayze. "
Travis Fimmel
How
People
Elegance
" I'm always happy for a job. It's all fun. "
Travis Fimmel
Happy
Fun
Job
" Half of acting is you're very intimidated, overcoming your fears, letting yourself be vulnerable in front of people and that sort of stuff. "
Travis Fimmel
You
People
Half
" It's a good challenge as an actor to express feelings without saying too many words. "
Travis Fimmel
Challenge
Words
Saying
" As soon as I finish a job, I'm like, 'Geez, I got away with that, and I got paid all right!' But then you get to the press junket, and I'm like, 'Oh God, this is where you earn your money.' "
Travis Fimmel
Money
Right
Finish
" I want a job where I work for eight months, then do nothing for four. "
Travis Fimmel
Where
Work
Want
" There is nothing better than an attractive woman who doesn't act attractive. "
Travis Fimmel
Attractive
Act
Woman
" I dress like a bum all the time. I'm a pretty casual fella. "
Travis Fimmel
Time
Dress
Casual
" Religion is such a path with people. "
Travis Fimmel
Religion
Path
People
" Where I'm from, you go to college, become a carpenter or something, and stay in the district. "
Travis Fimmel
Become
You
College
" I've been lucky to do the job I do because I've travelled, and that's probably the best perk of the job... well, that and the free lunches. "
Travis Fimmel
Lucky
Well
Job
" I don't have a place anywhere but Australia; I just don't spend much time there. "
Travis Fimmel
Time
Much
Place
" I've always been fascinated with what motivates people's transgressions and the scandalous journey into infamy. "
Travis Fimmel
Journey
Been
Always
" A lot of people talk too much. They speak... except they don't. "
Travis Fimmel
Too Much
Talk
Speak
" I don't like technology and all that. I'm a farm boy. I would rather live in that time when you had to provide for your family. I don't know. I'm a country kid, so I don't like modern technology. "
Travis Fimmel
Live
Know
Family
" As an actor, sometimes you've gotta take the jobs that you may not want to do. It's so hard to work as an actor. "
Travis Fimmel
Hard
You
Work
" My dad and one brother are working the farm. They laughed when I said I wanted to act. We work very hard, but for my family, it's just another experience in life, y'know? "
Travis Fimmel
Experience
Brother
Life
" I went to university for a year, and I'm not one for schooling and have no enjoyment sitting in a classroom all day and ended up going to live in England for two years, just to travel. I worked in a bar in a hotel for a couple of years and had no intention of becoming an actor. That's where I met my agent. "
Travis Fimmel
Year
Travel
Sitting
" People take years learning how to act; it's a skill, not just a job. If I tried it out and thought I'd be OK, then perhaps I'd go for it, but it's not the kind of thing you can get into just because of your looks. "
Travis Fimmel
You
Thought
Learning
" I'd rather be a guy that can build a house or fix a car than be able to walk like a ballet dancer. "
Travis Fimmel
Walk
Ballet
Car