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" There wasn't a moment where I got into cars. It wasn't a conscience decision or something that came later, it was there since I was born. I just love it. "

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" 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'm not into bikinis or other revealing clothing. "

" The only thing that may make me different from other people is I have passionate interests outside of work. "

" I think the beauty of working with young people is they remind you of the spirit of acting and it's just a big play. "

" I'm a bit of a romantic. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The darker the film, the more vital everyone's sense of humor is on set. "

" When I was a kid, I would do stupid things on my bike. I'd jump any ramp, I'd jump over people, I'd jump over things - always crashing, never hurting myself badly but always wanting to take physical risks. "

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

" I have a theory that I really want my kids to know - the only coloration that they make between dad being in films and reality is just a lot of people doing a lot of hard work. "

" Technically speaking, you can build anything out of sand; it doesn't mean you do it. "

" When I go on the plane to fly home, I'm literally capable of forgetting what I do for a job. That also comes about because I choose to take massive breaks between projects, and because I choose to do this ridiculous thing of keeping home, home. "

" The longer you have something, the stronger the bond. That's true with people as well as things. "

" The movies people don't talk about or remember after six months' time don't really matter. "

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

" I love being at home, being with friends and family. I'm of European stock, brought up in Australia. I'm a passionate guy. I just love life. "

" 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 race historic muscle cars back in Australia, and that's my hobby. And I try to race home as soon as I've finished a movie but don't tell anyone. "

" I always find that 90% of the performance, for me, is about what comes from inside. "

" My chosen exercise is cycling. I just love it. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I get inhabited by a character and then you mourn it. There's a period of mourning for me, definitely. "