Growing up, I was always adamant that I would never do 'Home and Away' or 'Neighbours,' because as an actor you want to set your path as that serious kind of actor. Brenton Thwaites More Quotes by Brenton Thwaites More Quotes From Brenton Thwaites Every movie has its uniqueness. You just do your best and go with it. Brenton Thwaites uniqueness When I'm not acting, I'm at the beach. I like to spend a lot of time in the water, surfing. Brenton Thwaites surfingwaterbeach I havent had the whole famous thing happen to me yet, and I hope I never will. I like to sneak away in the corners and hide a lot. Brenton Thwaites cornerswholehappens I almost failed drama at school. I hated it. It was all about the history of theatre. Brenton Thwaites theatredramaschool I thought Leonardo DiCaprio was amazing in Baz Luhrmanns Romeo and Juliet. Brenton Thwaites julietleonardo I don't like wearing suits all the time. I don't like looking like the clean-cut kind of dude. I think the coolest guys are the ones who dress how they want to dress. Brenton Thwaites guykindthinking I didn't want to be on screen not nailing an American accent. It's an insult to an American! There are plenty of great American actors who can already do an American accent, so me, coming in and stealing their roles, the one thing I have to perfect is the accent. So for years I practiced. And we're lucky because the whole world is raised on a library of American movies. I would pretend to be Jim Carrey, and, I say Robin Williams now because he's in my mind, but those actors really inspired us to be crazy and be theatrical. Brenton Thwaites crazyperfectmind I haven't been alone in years. It's that alone time when you really look yourself in the mirror and you see what you really want. It just gets a little convoluted in this industry. That said, I really want to act. But, now I think it's time for me to do something else for a while, so that I can feel that passion again. Brenton Thwaites passionthinking I enjoy so many different art forms; I don't just want to focus on acting. I love music. I love writing stories. And you need solitude to figure out your next step. Brenton Thwaites focuswritingart I got on Twitter because it was a way to express guitar and surfing, and who I was, but now - it's still fun, and I can do that - but I think it's more of a business. I thought it was a personal thing that actors could do themselves, but now it's become a tool that studios are trying to use to sell their movies. Brenton Thwaites surfingfunthinking Well, I haven't been an impulsive guy lately because I'm not in control of my own life. I'm living other peoples' requirements at the moment. It's the part of the job that is the most difficult for actors. I'm finding it very soul-jailing, you know? You don't have time to play guitar or speak to your friends and family. It's very demanding. I don't know how people do it, to be honest, without an alcohol. Brenton Thwaites alcoholguypeople You know what's funny about movies? You can watch one, and then you watch it again at a different stage in your life, and you understand different messages from the same film. Brenton Thwaites filmdifferent I want to go back home and make movies in Australia. There's so many stories that we haven't captured yet. In Australia, we cling on to whatever culture we have. We're such a multicultural country. Brenton Thwaites movieshomecountryculture I guess my break in America came a little too early. It would've been nice to have a few more years to find out what I'm like as an actor without a camera on my face. Brenton Thwaites camerafaceniceamerica I was fortunate because my mum shared my love of film with me, so we would go to the movies twice, three times a week, and we would watch movies at home. As a teenager, instead of going out, we would have these huge movie nights in. But I almost failed drama at school. I hated it. It was all about the history of theatre. Brenton Thwaites mehomelovehistory I studied drama at the Queensland University of Technology, which was amazing. I can't speak highly enough of that school. Brenton Thwaites amazingtechnologyspeakschool My first job on the screen was 'Sea Patrol,' and that was quite intense, but I guess my first big break was 'SLiDE.' Brenton Thwaites bigjobbreaksea My long-term plans are just to get as much experience as I can in Australia and try to make my own films. Brenton Thwaites trymy-ownexperiencei-can I went to college at QUT: Queensland University of Technology. I studied for a Bachelors in finance and acting. Brenton Thwaites universityfinancetechnologycollege I was on a show called 'SliDE' when I graduated from college, and then that set the premise of my love for acting. It was so much fun. I was on set with my best friends every day. From that, I got 'Home and Away' and it was such a relaxed, friendly environment. Everyone's so kind and supportive. Brenton Thwaites bestdayhomelove
