Films Quotes

I'm not a guy who takes films for strong political messages.

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

I'm going to keep making films I believe in. Whether I am successful or not is besides the point.

My favorite types of movies definitely aren't thrillers, but at the same time you can't deny the genius of Hitchcock's films.

When my career first began, I didn't have children - so there's a whole lot of difference in the way I choose roles now. Not just films for my children, but how long I'm going to be away, and is Dad going to be home while I'm gone. That sort-of factor plays a part.

When you look at golf films before us they're all - garbage or satire. A lot of sports films tend to vilify the opposition. Where the opposition becomes this big angry monster, so big you can't beat him.

If I wasn't an actor and I watched my films, I could easily be like 'This guy's a clown,' you know?

The films that I've done before were original stories most of the time, I did two adaptations before this, but they were mostly original stories where I had complete freedom to evolve in the direction I wanted.

My point was that it's hard to make good films, but I'm not under any illusion that you do all the time.

Compared to the United States and certainly a lot of other countries around the world... per year, Australians do see more films.

I did a couple of films, I was very lucky at the beginning of my career... and then, I never had another job here for ten years probably and I moved to Europe.

But I've worked where they've had animals before, and animal wranglers, the people who raise animals and train animals for films and television, they're all very, very professional.

I remember those days with Bergman with great nostalgia. We were aware that the films were going to be quite important, and the work felt meaningful.

Sometimes it's more difficult to do very simple, low-key films.

I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it.

Through my films I'm eventually trying to one day tell the truth. I don't know if I'm ever going to get there, but I'm slowly letting pieces of myself out there and then maybe by the time I'm 85, I'll look back and say, 'All right, that about sums it up.'

If I make two films in a year, they'll be different. This is my style - I can't have just one way.

I always feel I could be like Toni Collette, going between big studio things and indie films. That would be feasible.