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

The more I love the character, the harder it is to get it wrong. I have to get to a point that I can speak for them.

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.

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

I think there are times when you walk onto a set you can potentially be either intimidated or distracted by what's going on around you.

My chosen exercise is cycling. I just love it.

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

I've always been a bit of a car freak.

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

If I read something and I love it, I'll do it and I don't even ask what the budget is.

I like the unknown. I like mystery.

I'm always one time zone behind myself.

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.

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

I would never say never to returning to comedy.

I'm a bit of a romantic.

I've given no thought to moving to America at all.

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

I knew a bit but we don't study a lot of British history at school in Australia. We have our own 50-year period to concentrate on.

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

I'm not into bikinis or other revealing clothing.

The reason my kids come to the set is so I can actually see them.

I occasionally go to the gym and I lift free weights, I don't use machines.

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.

A girl's got to be fun. It's the one bit of advice I always give to friends of mine who are thinking of getting married.

Film sets are great fun. Film people are great people to hang around with. I don't want to run off and be distracted by other things.

Abs are for people with no friends.

I hate being clean-shaven. My daughter gets very upset if I shave and says, 'Bring back the spikes, Dad.'

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

I guess subconsciously that all the great people you work with have an influence on you.

Over my lifetime, the car had actually transcended the fact that it is a car. It has become a venue.

I wasn't going to be a college kid. The only subject I was interested in was English. I think I had a subconscious interest in analyzing story.

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

You have to be proactive about your destiny and then realize that the other half of it is completely out of your control. I think it's fascinating.

As an actor I've been attracted to the sort of films that I want to go and see. That tends to usually be drama-related.

I never look at the size of the film when I'm looking for a part.

I really enjoy working on small films.

I think luck gets you on to the stage. But it has nothing to do with keeping you there.

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

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

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

I'm spending all my time and energy on the project at hand.

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

I am attracted to characters who think they are in control, but their situation is uncontrollable.

Without a doubt, rowing is the hardest thing you can attempt to lean in a short period of time.

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

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

I look my best when I take my helmet off after a long motorcycle ride. I have a glow and a bit of helmet hair.

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

I deliberately fly in and out of LA for as small a time as humanly possible.

I fell in love with many women at school who had no idea I existed. I'm a bit of a romantic.

I'm always reading and looking around for the next thing.

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

If a great comedy landed on my doorstep, I would find it hard to say no.

I don't like to come at my character from some really technical 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 get inhabited by a character and then you mourn it. There's a period of mourning for me, definitely.