When I'm not acting, I'm at the beach. I like to spend a lot of time in the water, surfing. 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 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 corners whole happens I almost failed drama at school. I hated it. It was all about the history of theatre. Brenton Thwaites theatre drama school I thought Leonardo DiCaprio was amazing in Baz Luhrmanns Romeo and Juliet. Brenton Thwaites juliet leonardo 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 guy kind thinking 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 crazy perfect mind 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 passion thinking 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. 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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 film different 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 movies home country culture 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 camera face nice america 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 me home love history I studied drama at the Queensland University of Technology, which was amazing. I can't speak highly enough of that school. Brenton Thwaites amazing technology speak school 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 big job break sea 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 try my-own experience i-can I went to college at QUT: Queensland University of Technology. I studied for a Bachelors in finance and acting. Brenton Thwaites university finance technology college 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 best day home love When I was 16 years old, I joined a drama group called North Queensland Academy of Dramatic Art under a woman called Maggie Shephard-King. She inspired me to audition for the role of Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet.' Brenton Thwaites woman group me art
