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"It was really interesting for me as a kid
because I would get to explore the sets and start to realize that not every
door went somewhere." |
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"Somebody taught me some chords and I went
straight back home and wrote a song." |
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"Veritate et
Virtute" |
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"He sort of raised an eyebrow, took his cigar
out of his mouth and goes, "What does that mean then?" And I said,
'Strength and honor'. And he goes, 'Say that.' " |
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"I'd really learnt some bad lessons as a DJ, I
suppose, because it was the easiest thing in world to pick up women.
Got a microphone. You're playing music. 'And this one's for the
girl in the white dress.' " |
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"Now I'm a professional theatre
performer, right. I'm on the road with the Rocky Horror Show.
I've got two roles. I've got Eddie and I've got Dr. Scott." |
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"I played a gay football playing plumber." |
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"And I said,
"Well, mate, I've never kissed a bloke either! But I'll tell you what,
alright? You lean in far enough, I'll lean in far enough… I'm sure we'll
remember what to do at the time!" |
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"I'm
not actually that tall, son. I'm about 5' 11˝" and a bit." |
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"I
don't subscribe to any particular way of doing things. I never went to
school like you guys are to learn the job. I just started doing it
when I was a young kid." |
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"Preparation and research is a privilege
and I love to do it. I'm very inquisitive." |
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"I absolutely know, that the more I put
into the character the more is apparent on the screen." |
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"Address the external. If you're a
pirate, get yourself an eye patch or a parrot." |
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"Look for the nuggets of gold.." |
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"Serve the character, not
yourself." |
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"I just want honesty." |
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"I'm there one hundred percent to serve the
film." |
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"And Michael came around his desk and put
his hand on my heart and said, 'I'm not talking to because of your age, boy.
I'm talking to you because of what's in here.' " |
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"It's one of those ironies of life." |
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"Me thinking I'm Mr.
Method Chappy." |
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"They said, "It's a hundred million
dollar film, you're being directed by Ridley Scott and you play a Roman
general." |
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"I've
some kind of bone that's wonky in my foot too because every now and then if
I do the wrong thing it'll give me grief for a couple of weeks." |
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"You know I'm sure there's better ways of
getting the job done but they haven't become apparent to me." |
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"I know a man who once said, 'Death
smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back." |
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"God bless America, God save The Queen, God
defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia." |
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"It's always been about knowing that you're
just part of the narrative of the storytelling process. Serve the
narrative and you're doing your job." |
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"I love acting." |
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"My dogs Chasen and Lucy, five hundred cows, my
horse Honey..." |
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"Pusillanimous. Means faint hearted. It
was a word my mother would often use when she knew she was talking to
someone who wouldn't know what it meant." |
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"Three word phrase. Hollywood bad
boy." |
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"A well constructed sentence will give me
chills." |
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"False accusations." |
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"Deep thrumming kind of noises. So
possibly one my favorite instruments is the cello." |
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"I hate television coming from another
room." |
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"Now a curse word by itself is nothing.
You need to give it some juice. You need to give it a context and then
you need to apply some passion. F**k me swinging." |
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"I even saw being a waiter as a
performance opportunity." |
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"Politics." |
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"Heaven does exist and He'll probably say 'G'day." |
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"Wasting time on a film set is not your
privilege. Being on the film set is your privilege." |
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"I'm a f**king gypsy, man.
I'm come from a long line of gypsies and a great tradition of gypsies who
tell stories. That's what my job is. We're all storytellers and
that's what we're here for."
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"I would have been one of those players pulling
up, telling the story. I never cease seeing this thing as a privilege
and seeing the opportunity to tell people a story. |
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