I’ve had frustrated storytelling juices that have been lying dormant for a long time, and I guess the documentary was a way of me telling a story that I felt most qualified to tell. And I loved it, and I’d love to do something else someday, probably more narrative-based. But I’m in no rush.
I think if you had to map that out at the beginning and you said, “Right, sit down, this is what you’re going to be doing,” you’d probably freak out. But I’m someone who really enjoys not being himself. So if you consider that, then it all sort of makes sense.
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.
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.
I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit school and go work on my car. But my dad said Son, you shouldn’t do that. You should stay in school until your education is finished, and when you’re done, don’t make your hobby your job.
I’ve always described parts as tattoos. For actors our tattoos are in the form of films.
I just think that’s the job of an actor. I guess that’s the variation that you’re talking about. It’s probably a byproduct of just constantly looking for something different, because that’s what I feel like I’m supposed to do.
By the time I finished comedy, I was really burnt out of it. I had had enough. I don’t really have a strong desire to prove myself in that area, or to go back to it in any great way.
Definitely the script because you want to be part of an interesting story, you want your character to be a challenge, then comes the director. But essentially it’s the script first and whether it’s a character that you think you can do.
I would never say never to returning to comedy.
Over my lifetime, the car had actually transcended the fact that it is a car. It has become a venue.
I’m very much a bit of a ghost presence.
I never look at the size of the film when I’m looking for a part.
I really enjoy working on small films.
I’m always reading and looking around for the next thing.
I’m not into bikinis or other revealing clothing.
I was a fan of the television show as a kid but I wouldn’t say that I’ve followed all the movies or anything like that. But I was a television junkie as a kid.
I’m spending all my time and energy on the project at hand.
I’ve always been a bit of a car freak.
I don’t consciously seek out Australian projects. I put them on the same table as all the other scripts and I wouldn’t ever do a film just because it’s been shot at home.