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" The most serious film can be the most fun. The one that's supposed to be fun can be the most serious. "
Eric Bana
Supposed
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" When you're shooting a film, you really don't get to be a dad, and you don't really get to be a husband. You don't really exist at all. But I do drag my family with me on location whenever I can. "
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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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" 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. "
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" I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit school and go work on my car. But my dad said Son, you shouldn't do that. You should stay in school until your education is finished, and when you're done, don't make your hobby your job. "
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" Over my lifetime, the car had actually transcended the fact that it is a car. It has become a venue. "
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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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" 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. "
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" I guess I'm a very keen observer, and I'd like to think I have a good imagination. "
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