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.
— Eric Bana
It's always been my hope, as an actor, to reveal only what is relevant about myself to the work.
You'll read things and say, this is a really good project and it's probably going to be a hit, but I can see 20 other people playing that part. You have to have some sense of ownership to do a good job and be married to it for ever.
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 didn't study Greek mythology in school and I wish I had.
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've given no thought to moving to America at all.
Technically speaking, you can build anything out of sand; it doesn't mean you do it.
I get inhabited by a character and then you mourn it. There's a period of mourning for me, definitely.
It's always bitterly disappointing to people to see how normally one can live.
I never look at the size of the film when I'm looking for a part.
The most serious film can be the most fun. The one that's supposed to be fun can be the most serious.
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.
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.
I've always described parts as tattoos. For actors our tattoos are in the form of films.
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.
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.
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.
I deliberately fly in and out of LA for as small a time as humanly possible.
