Just because there are things I don't remember, doesn't mean my actions are meaningless. The whole world doesn't just disappear when you close your eyes, does it?

Guy Pearce

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I'm a musician, and I'm fascinated with the effects of sound, and tone, and pitch and melody and all that sort of stuff. It's the first thing I have to solidify whenever...I get into a character. The first thing I need to get sorted out before I can then move forward, before I can feel any confidence whatsoever, is the voice.

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Well, 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. Obviously there are more specific ones that get a little bit tricky. Same with American stuff. But because in Australia we're so inundated with American culture, television, this that and the other, everyone in Australia can do an American accent. It's just second nature.

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I'll generally write out every scene that's in the film on a couple of pieces of paper, just with a little one-line. And then I can scan it a bit and go, 'This first third of the film, generally, I'm kind of calm.' Then I might do something on one piece of paper that just relates to the energy of the character.

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Memory isn't the facts, it's just a record you keep to yourself.... by Guy Pearce

Memory isn't the facts, it's just a record you keep to yourself. With the facts, memory is useless.

records memories facts

You meet these people who are confident all the time. They annoy me. And I wonder if it's because I'm envious or if it's because they're shallow.

annoying wonder people

I'm constantly trying to be as original as I can. by Guy Pearce

I'm constantly trying to be as original as I can.

originals i-can trying

I'll have a different answer tomorrow that I do today. by Guy Pearce

I'll have a different answer tomorrow that I do today.

different answers today

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.

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I went through a period where I just wanted to punch everybody. Since then, I've had a lot of therapy and I've figured a lot of things out.

therapy periods wanted

I don't believe in God, but the thing I do believe in is that we'... by Guy Pearce

I don't believe in God, but the thing I do believe in is that we're all connected.

believe-in-god dont-believe believe

I am geared towards communicating on a female level. by Guy Pearce

I am geared towards communicating on a female level.

communicate female levels

If something doesn't come out of your mouth right, you've got to acknowledge the fact that you're trying to deliver an honest performance. If it doesn't' come out of your mouth correctly, then it's not going to work.

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Having a partner who has nothing to do with Hollywood helps keep... by Guy Pearce

Having a partner who has nothing to do with Hollywood helps keep things in perspective.

hollywood perspective helping

Comic-strip stuff isn't really my cup of tea, really. by Guy Pearce

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

cups stuff tea

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

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I'm able to lead my life as well as make a film. My wife and my friends and people around me know that I do tend to distance myself a little bit during the making of a film, but I have to, it's a natural part of the process for me because you are indulging in the headspace of somebody else, you are investing in the psychology of somebody else and you are becoming somebody else, and so there isn't enough room for you and that somebody else.

distance wife people

The majority of people who join law enforcement are doing it for good, moral reasons, but then there are the few who get through, where you go, 'Whoa, hold on a second. What's this guy doing here?'

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Growing up, I was a kid pretending to be an adult. by Guy Pearce

Growing up, I was a kid pretending to be an adult.

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I always look at films as real stories with real people in real situations. That's why I struggle with the whole notion of calling someone the 'good guy' or the 'bad guy,' because I think we all have potential to do good things and all have the potential to do bad things.

real struggle thinking

If you look at the films that I've done generally, you would probably get an idea of what I'm most interested in, and if ever I do something unusual like a science fiction film or an action film or a comedy or something, then that to me feels like a step to the side to do something different.

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