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" 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. "

Eric Bana

Stupid

Risks

Kid

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Unknown

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

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

Eric Bana

People

Outside

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

" My wife and I really, really like each other as well as love each other. "

" 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. "

" The most serious film can be the most fun. The one that's supposed to be fun can be the most serious. "

" 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. "

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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. "

" It's always bitterly disappointing to people to see how normally one can live. "

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

" If you can jump up onstage and make people laugh, shouldn't you also be able to inhabit a character? "

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" I didn't study Greek mythology in school and I wish I had. "

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Eric Bana

Character

Place

" 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 think I wasted a lot of my youth, falling for girls who were a couple of years older than me. "

Eric Bana

Youth

Falling