Russell Crowe: Nobody wants zealotry in a police force, you know? You...

My bottom line is that I think Ridley Scott is one of the greatest visual artists of our time and I feel very privileged that he wants to work with me, so I go with that flow.

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lines artist thinking

If there's anything about someone's life that's important enough to make a movie about it, I have to take responsibility to get all of it right. It's a huge responsibility.

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important responsibility enough

The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can.

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motivation people art

On Sharon Stone (Quick and the Dead): 'She was instrumental about me getting my first American job. Absolutely, without her support, it would not have happened. At the same time, however, was it really about me or her wanting to flex her producerial muscles? I don't want to sound ungallant about the situation. But I didn't find that in working with her, that we clicked on any other level.

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I never looked at Noah as an animal collector. I always thought of him as an apocalyptic character. I read everything I found about it and was surprised to find that in all religions there is the story of the flood, and that one "hero" saved the world. This proved that Noah and his Ark - were not a religious myth, and is evidence that humanity really went through the flood.

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religious hero character

People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused.

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motivational inspirational people

The secret to riches is the same as the secret to comedy - timing.

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riches comedy secret

Some of the things you read you get an immediate reaction to so I've stopped reading things now. I do worry about my family though. Some people do try some nasty things to get at them and try and get a reaction from them.

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reading worry people

I hate having long hair. It's like walking around with a dead koala on your back!

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koalas hate hair

When I was a young fellow, I used to learn the dialogue backwards. The point is that in a conversation between two people, you can't have already made the decisions about what you're gonna do. You gotta be very light on your feet. That leads you into areas where conversations can have a much bigger, grander meaning.

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light feet two

I don't play chess with my life, ya' know.

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knows play chess

You need to learn to live with your mistakes. And you need to be in a position to say No once in a while. It's important in life, and it's important for any career that you want to pursue.

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careers important mistake

If I don't get the goose-bump factor when I'm reading it than I can't do it.

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geese reading bumps

Do I think Cate Blanchett is the most spectacular creature that ever walked the planet? Yes, I do.

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spectacular planets thinking

Even bad men love their mommas.

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bad-man mama men

Every building you come out of, there is a parasite there exercising his constitutional right to make money out of being a parasite, trying to take your photo. Frankly, folks, I go to work, I do my job. I really concentrate, and if you go to the cinema, pay your money and have a good time. That's the end of it, as far as I'm concerned.

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I read the bible often, not just to prepare for "Noah". I believe it is a very important book.

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important believe book

This is possibly the most shameful situation I've ever gotten myself in in my life, and I've done some pretty dumb things in my life. So to actually make a new No. 1 is spectacularly stupid.

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hilarious dumb stupid

Brothers, what we do in life........echoes in eternity.

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echoes eternity brother

From an over-arching point-of-view, in war there is heroism on both sides. Obviously, the victor gets the spoils, the victor gets to write history, but there's heroism and compassion on both sides, and to me that's very important.

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compassion writing war

Nobody wants zealotry in a police force, you know? You do want to know that the guy who's got that badge, is confident enough to judge a certain level of benign corruption. Like a man steals some food to feed his starving children.