Quotes by Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

A lot of action characters are a little bit too serious as well. They take themselves a bit too seriously, which I don’t find particularly interesting, whereas I like the fact that there was at least some humor in this because really it’s a piece of entertainment.

Character

Interesting

Pieces

A movie that gets a PG-13 rating can show someone running down a street killing 27 people. And there are no repercussions.

Killing

People

Running

Australia’s not so bad with me, really, people are pretty cool with me at home, but in England it feels a little bit scary.

Australia

Home

People

Choosing work is an interesting thing. It’s a balance between what’s available and what you’ve always got in the back of your mind – that awful, strange thing that seems to have to exist in this industry, of what will give you “exposure.”

Giving

Interesting

Mind

Comic-strip stuff isn’t really my cup of tea, really.

Cups

Stuff

Tea

Doing that hunt scene was really quite demanding. I actually broke a rib during that scene. And then all the scenes after that became quite challenging, just breathing and laughing.

Breathing

Hunting

Laughing

English is no problem for me because I am actually English. My whole family are English; I was brought up listening to various forms of the English accent.

Form

Listening

Problem

Even though I’ve done a lot it also feels like I haven’t done a lot. I’ve sort of popped in for supporting roles in things, and that’s been really delightful.

Done

Feels

Roles

Every time you say yes to a film there’s a certain percentage of your yes that has to do with the director, a certain percentage to do with the story, a certain percentage with the character, the location, etc.

Character

Directors

Stories

I always think the really unfortunate thing about the Australian film industry is its lack of momentum. And I don’t mean this in a derogatory way. I’m always wanting it to pick up momentum, and I’m wondering if that’s even possible.

Mean

Thinking

Unfortunate Things

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Cups

Different

Directors

Don't Believe

Done

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Enjoy

Enough

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Feels

Film

Findings

Form

Funny

Funny Things

Giving

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Guy

Havens

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Hunting

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Quotes by Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

A lot of action characters are a little bit too serious as well. They take themselves a bit too seriously, which I don’t find particularly interesting, whereas I like the fact that there was at least some humor in this because really it’s a piece of entertainment.

A movie that gets a PG-13 rating can show someone running down a street killing 27 people. And there are no repercussions.

Australia’s not so bad with me, really, people are pretty cool with me at home, but in England it feels a little bit scary.

Choosing work is an interesting thing. It’s a balance between what’s available and what you’ve always got in the back of your mind – that awful, strange thing that seems to have to exist in this industry, of what will give you “exposure.”

Comic-strip stuff isn’t really my cup of tea, really.

Doing that hunt scene was really quite demanding. I actually broke a rib during that scene. And then all the scenes after that became quite challenging, just breathing and laughing.

English is no problem for me because I am actually English. My whole family are English; I was brought up listening to various forms of the English accent.

Even though I’ve done a lot it also feels like I haven’t done a lot. I’ve sort of popped in for supporting roles in things, and that’s been really delightful.

Every time you say yes to a film there’s a certain percentage of your yes that has to do with the director, a certain percentage to do with the story, a certain percentage with the character, the location, etc.

I always think the really unfortunate thing about the Australian film industry is its lack of momentum. And I don’t mean this in a derogatory way. I’m always wanting it to pick up momentum, and I’m wondering if that’s even possible.

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