I grew up surfing. My dad probably put me on a surfboard before I could walk. Luke Bracey More Quotes by Luke Bracey More Quotes From Luke Bracey My poor mother. Every time I get a job she asks, "Am I gonna have to watch you kiss someone again in this one?" and I say, "You're probably gonna have to watch me kiss someone in most of them, Mom." Luke Bracey kissing mom mother I don't walk down the street and think of myself as a sex symbol. Luke Bracey thinking It was great fun working with Pierce [Brosnan]. He taught me a lot in terms of professionalism and how to take care of yourself on these action movies. They're fairly long shoots and they're fairly physical and fairly emotional, so you have to maintain yourself and make sure you can make it all the way through. That's something I learned from him. Luke Bracey emotional fun long Really the one thing that Pierce told me and that I've taken with me is to have fun doing it. As much as we dive into some serious characters and some serious situations and all that, you've got to enjoy it and remember that you're here to make entertainment and to make people have a nice time when they watch the movie. To me that was something I really took away. Luke Bracey nice taken fun At the end of the day it is just a movie and we should remember that we're doing it for the audience and we should have fun doing it. If we have fun doing it, it will come across on the screen. Luke Bracey the-end-of-the-day should-have fun No one I knew in Sydney was thinking about how they might come to America and become a movie star. That would be considered delusions of grandeur. My parents were supportive, though. They just told me to keep at it as long as I was having fun. Luke Bracey parents me long thinking I moved to Los Angeles when I was about 20, all by myself. It was exciting. I had this moment when I felt like I needed to put on my big-boy pants and just make that leap to see what would happen. Luke Bracey happen see myself moment I'm really into the idea of telling stories. Everyone needs stories. Everyone needs to escape every once in a while. Luke Bracey telling escape everyone needs With action movies, that's just fun stuff for me. That's me being a kid again. Same with 'The Best of Me' and these romantic dramas. It's such a freedom from reality and social constructions. You get to just have fun and play and be in a movie. Luke Bracey best me freedom romantic 'Point Break' is a movie that I and all of my friends grew up loving, watching all the time, quoting, living and being. Luke Bracey loving watching friends time No, 'Point Break' for me - growing up on the beaches of Sydney as a surfer, it was kind of the movie that we watched every week. For me to be Johnny Utah, I'm beside myself. Luke Bracey myself me week growing-up I thought I'd be a professional rugby player or go to university and get some degree in construction. Luke Bracey professional thought go construction I remember my first night in L.A. I was sitting outside, looking out at the city and thinking, 'I don't know anyone.' I just approached it as a big adventure. I still think of it that way. Luke Bracey looking city night thinking I wake up every day and look at my own ugly mug in the mirror and don't think twice about it. The fact that other people might want to look at me still feels funny. It's flattering, but funny. Luke Bracey mirror day me funny You can make movies and not particularly get along with the people you're working with but, when they say 'Action,' your job is to make it look like you're in love. Luke Bracey look you love people I see similarities in the sports I played growing up in the sense of how I tackle a role when I get a job. A lot of effort goes in on an individual basis. There is a lot of time spent by yourself working on your craft and what you have to do. But, at the end of the day, you're there to serve the movie just like you would the rugby team. Luke Bracey day you time sports I like to think of myself as a romantic person! Luke Bracey person myself think romantic I've still got to go and see the world, but I will come back to Australia in the end, when I have my family, in many moons to come. Luke Bracey end will family world
