Ryan Kwanten Professions : Actor Born : November 28, 1976 Browse All Authors Top 43 quotes by Ryan Kwanten I never want to be that guy at a dinner table saying, 'I wish I could have dessert.' I actually went through a stage when I would order dessert first. Ryan Kwanten dessert-first guy order Even on a $100 million film, people will complain that they haven't got enough money and enough time, so that's always going to be an element in filmmaking. Ryan Kwanten enough-time movie people As actors, we deal with rejection so much more than any other business. So I don't care how much of a genius you are, if you don't have the propensity to be able to get back up every time you get knocked down, then you're not going to survive. Ryan Kwanten rejection genius actors As my I guess, career's advancing, for lack of a better word, I'm becoming a lot more passionate for the jobs that I do. So, it becomes easier when you like what you do. Ryan Kwanten passionate careers jobs I'm not really comfortable with who I am to be honest. I feel more free to step into the shoes of somebody else. There's always an element of me in there but, you know, if you give me a script and some clothes I can do anything. But, as Ryan, I'm a bit of a recluse. Ryan Kwanten clothes shoes who-i-am Money has never been a huge inspiration for me. Ryan Kwanten huge inspiration I really do feel like Los Angeles is my home now and, as cliche as this sounds, I felt like I found myself here and I really know who I am now. There was a long period like I was drifting or floating through life, and now I feel like I have a definitive target - and future. Ryan Kwanten who-i-am home long Going out there and promoting myself socially doesn't really intrigue me. I'd much rather have my work do it for me. Ryan Kwanten promoting intrigue going-out I moved to L.A., and people said that I would never find work, that I would never find good friends, and I feel like I was fortunate enough to find the work, but it wouldn't mean anything unless I had a group of people who could appreciate it. Ryan Kwanten good-friend mean people Im not a big fan of the gym, I do lots of outdoor aerobics - yoga, swimming, running - but I kinda hate talking about it. We have a term in Australia, it makes you sound like a wanker. Ryan Kwanten yoga hate running I love acting, so it's easy when you have a passion for it. I've always found the harder you work, the luckier you get. Ryan Kwanten passion acting easy I have very high standards for myself and my career. Ryan Kwanten high-standards standards careers I pride myself on breaking any box that anyone wants to put me in. Ryan Kwanten boxes pride want I make about two movies a year outside the 'True Blood' schedule. I work on a great show six months a year, then outside that I get to satisfy whatever creative urges I have. It's a great position, especially for a single guy like me. Ryan Kwanten two blood years Fortunately, now I've got myself in a position where things are about story and not money. In my earlier career, it was more about getting my foot in the door and to get enough money to live, to be perfectly honest. Ryan Kwanten careers feet doors Everyone in life knows what it's like to be picked on and to feel like an outsider. Ryan Kwanten outsiders knows feels I like to have a hectic schedule. Ryan Kwanten hectic hectic-schedule schedules I'm glad acting sunk its teeth into me, because now I can't imagine doing anything else. Ryan Kwanten teeth imagine acting That's something lacking in a lot of modern-day families - just talking. It's almost a lost art form. Ryan Kwanten modern talking art Don't feel like you're alone because you're not. Ryan Kwanten like-you feels Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
