Quotes

I never really thought of myself as being an action hero or a leading man or any of that. I'm a character actor.

I love diving into different skins, skins that make me feel deep emotions.

I always gravitate towards characters that are so opposite of me.

From the very beginning, I've always just wanted to do something I've never done before. I'm still just trying to be on that path. It's all about working with filmmakers that you believe in.

You can tell if you're going to be into a script within the first five or ten pages - if I'm not completely engaged by page 20, I just have to give up on it.

You've got to be picky in this business - if you're not, then I don't think you have the option of longevity. You've got to be choosy and try and do something that's outside of the box and dangerous. I love doing stuff that excites me, gives me that adrenalin rush.

I moved out to Los Angeles a fan of many people, and meeting people I put on a pedestal that just disappointed me. Without fans, this business would not exist, so I try and say that we're all on the same level.

I knew that I tend to always gravitate to the indie side of things.

On a big film, there's almost no way you can meet everyone. On an indie, there are 30 people and no trailers to duck into.

A lot of people get emotional in movies that are cartoons, but not in TV shows.

I got spoiled on 'Breaking Bad.' Playing the same guy for four or five seasons, you get to really explore who the character is.

I always gravitate towards the independent side of things, just because those are the stories I always fall in love with, but you don't really get paid, and living in Los Angeles is expensive, and I have a mortgage to pay. So it's good to jump onto a studio film and then in all my other time do small passion projects.

My father's a Southern Baptist minister. I wasn't lighting cars on fire; I just wasn't.

I've been snowboarding my whole life. My wife's really good, and I just try to keep up with her.

I always say 'my career started with Cate Blanchett.'

I've a secret desire to be a tradie really. I wouldn't mind taking time out to do a carpentry course.

Carers are important. They are the unsung heroes.

Maybe I'm a damaged man. I think we're all damaged in some ways. When I was younger I never thought I had any way of breaking through the hardships.

Uncle Jack Charles and his mob, I wouldn't have a career if it wasn't for their persistence. They worked hard at a time when no one took them seriously and no one even considered indigenous roles as a mainstream option.

Actors have to have conversations not just with dialogue but with silences.

I'm not going to be precious about the fact that I'm not getting all these other particular roles because there's nothing wrong with the ones I'm getting. It doesn't matter if I play cops for the rest of my life. That's called a career.

I love comedy, and I'd love to do more of it, but I end up with the work I end up with.

I just love country. It just felt like that's the place to go and live life.

I grew up in a number of homes and I grew up without a lot of structure. I understand now that damage is part of the journey. Heartbreak. Loss. Gain.

I always remind myself that my audience is human. Therefore we have to be human, play human, reveal the humanness of who we are. Audiences gravitate towards that.