I've given no thought to moving to America at all. Eric Bana More Quotes by Eric Bana More Quotes From Eric Bana I used to lift very heavy weights in my mid-twenties - I used to bench press over 300lb. The most I ever lifted was 330lb; I couldn't do that today, no way. Eric Bana benchestwentiesweight My background was producing and writing and performing in television when I started out, and I really missed that, that whole creative process that comes from sort of 'me' storytelling. Eric Bana creativewritingtelevision Each time you go to the same track you know whether you're improving or whether you're not... it's not open to interpretation. It's measurable - unlike acting. Eric Bana interpretationtrackacting I don't like to come at my character from some really technical place. Eric Bana character I fell in love with many women at school who had no idea I existed. I'm a bit of a romantic. Eric Bana no-ideaideasschool There wasn't a moment where I got into cars. It wasn't a conscience decision or something that came later, it was there since I was born. I just love it. Eric Bana carmomentsdecision We shot that in Morocco, and got out of the country at the beginning of July - and two months later came the attack on Twin Towers. The movie was then released in December, so that kind of atmosphere is not something that was unfamiliar to me. Eric Bana julytwocountry I'd say I'm the opposite of someone that has the urge to stand in front of strangers and make them laugh, but the idea of getting up and telling a story and people finding it amusing always appealed to me. Eric Bana oppositespeopleideas At the beggining of my career, for me the comedy circuit was a combination of desperation and the fact that it was something I could do. I sort of meandered and really had no idea what I was going to do with my life. I had a go at stand-up, and I was sort of okay at it. I'd say I'm the opposite of someone that has the urge to stand in front of strangers and make them laugh, but the idea of getting up and telling a story and people finding it amusing always appealed to me. So I'd say it was probably more about that than anything. Eric Bana comedylaughingpeople I have a theory that I really want my kids to know - the only coloration that they make between dad being in films and reality is just a lot of people doing a lot of hard work. Eric Bana dadhard-workkids I never look at the size of the film when I'm looking for a part. Eric Bana sizefilmlooks Just from my own experience, a lot of the comedians I used to work with were miserable in their actual lives. I think you need to be able to see a lot of negative in things in order to extract material, so there's probably something to that. A lot of the people I used to work with were very, very, very unfunny offstage, so that's a pretty common thing. Eric Bana comedianpeoplethinking I would never say never to returning to comedy. Eric Bana never-say-nevercomedy I've always been attracted to cars, and driving is a completely measurable experience: if you qualify last on the grid, you're the slowest, and if you qualify first on the grid, you're the fastest. So no one can say you're slow if you're fast and no one can say you're fast if you're slow. Eric Bana carlastsfirsts I think there are times when you walk onto a set you can potentially be either intimidated or distracted by what's going on around you. Eric Bana distractedwalksthinking I just think that's the job of an actor. I guess that's the variation that you're talking about. It's probably a byproduct of just constantly looking for something different, because that's what I feel like I'm supposed to do. Eric Bana talkingjobsthinking My chosen exercise is cycling. I just love it. Eric Bana chosencyclingexercise I think the beauty of working with young people is they remind you of the spirit of acting and it's just a big play. Eric Bana playpeoplethinking I think luck gets you on to the stage. But it has nothing to do with keeping you there. Eric Bana stageluckthinking I think if you had to map that out at the beginning and you said, "Right, sit down, this is what you're going to be doing," you'd probably freak out. But I'm someone who really enjoys not being himself. So if you consider that, then it all sort of makes sense. Eric Bana mapsdoing-youthinking
