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Quotes by Actor

"I enjoy catching our show whenever I can. It does get very weird to watch myself, it's always been that way, but at the same time, it's part of my job to see what kind of job I'm doing and to get a perspective on where I'm taking the character."

"I'm a huge fan of Canadian rock-and-roll. When I was growing up, Rush came out with a record called Hemispheres, and I must have listened to that record for two years straight. Even when I was asleep I had it on. So, yeah, whenever I hear a Rush tune, the first thing I think of is Toronto."

"And it was a great experience, you know, to travel the world and compete at a certain level. It teaches you discipline, focus, and certainly keeps you out of trouble."

"It was like there's got to be some way to stay working and stay productive in Los Angeles. TV is that kind of thing for an actor. Unless you get stuck in one of these shows where you have to go to Vancouver."

"Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other - they can sit in a room and be together and just be completely comfortable with each other."

"But, you know, sex is controversial, it just is and it always will be."


"I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone."

"I don't have the time to tell you all the things I've learned from this cast. It's an extraordinary ensemble because we all support each other so well."


"There are men running governments who shouldn't be allowed to play with matches."

"I play music, I paint - these things come from your depths."

"I think setting a goal, getting a visual image of what it is you want. You've got to see what it is you want to achieve before you can pursue it."


"It's better to burn brightly for half as long than to be a dim lingering light."


"We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by."


"You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people's behavioral intentions or what their body language can indicate or what's really going on or what makes people sometimes do, sometimes, the irrational things they do."


"I like playing flawed characters, people who aren't perfect."


"So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and that's how it all started."

"Any man who has $10,000 left when he dies is a failure."

"It doesn't work that way, you know, because most parts that you think you'd do well, most other people don't. So they offer you something - The Avengers is a good example... I fitted into that because I came from that sort of background. It's not even acting."
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