When I'm not acting, I'm usually sailing or camping or exploring or travelling or spending time in New Zealand. Martin Henderson More Quotes by Martin Henderson More Quotes From Martin Henderson I always thought I'd go to university and then get a real job, you know. Now I want to do stuff that really makes me happy. Although I'm still trying to work out what that is. But for me there are always constants. Martin Henderson work-outrealjobs The accent got lost somewhere along the way. I'm a little embarrassed about it. When I arrived in LA I assumed I'd be able to put on the American accent. It proved difficult so I had six months working with a dialect coach and it's become a habit. Martin Henderson dialect-coachsix-monthslittles In LA it's kind of common to date some random girl or guy, whereas back home it's more like you'll have your group of friends and you'll all kind of hang out, and then eventually there'll be a girl in the mix, and if you get on, then the next minute you'll be together. This whole dating process doesn't happen. Martin Henderson datinggirlhome It's a great challenge to come from little New Zealand and beat the odds in Hollywood. Martin Henderson hollywoododdschallenges I'm not a big fan of horror movies, especially the recent teen-slasher sort of ones. Martin Henderson horrorbigsfans Most horror films fail to scare me. I think 'The Ring' plays more as a psychological thriller. It's smarter, there's more character development and some of the themes explored go a little deeper. Martin Henderson playcharacterthinking I love new places, new people, new ideas. I love cultural differences, and I'm fascinated by the truth - all the different versions of it. Martin Henderson truthlovepeopleideas I think it's part of my personality - I love to travel; I love different cultures and philosophies and perspectives on things. Martin Henderson thinkpersonalitylovetravel Sometimes America gets tempted by the glitz and glamour. Martin Henderson glamourtemptedsometimesamerica I've become a lot more relaxed about my career, but maybe that's a part of growing up. I realise there are things I hold dear and value, aside from professional achievements. Martin Henderson professionalvaluecareergrowing-up My mom sent me money for a car, but the cops impounded it because I had no insurance. Martin Henderson mecarmoneymom Heath, I believed in him when I first met him, and helped and supported him. He went on to obvious success in the States and then I had him support me. It can be a lonely, horrible, hard place. It's great just to have someone to call to say 'I know, man, I was there' Martin Henderson greatmemansuccess It is a little weird now, going over to Heath's place. It's like, 'Hi Heath, hi Nomes.' Very strange! Martin Henderson weirdplacelikestrange What's exciting about Sundance is that they're making a name for themselves in this boutique television niche world, and there's energy behind that. Martin Henderson nameenergytelevisionworld Most people start eating healthy after the doctor says they have a problem. That's just human nature. Martin Henderson doctornatureeatingpeople It's very rare you get a director who's that invested in the actors. So yeah, when 'Little Fish' came around, there wasn't much negotiation! Martin Henderson fishrareyounegotiation As soon as I got off the plane in L.A., I heard they'd cast the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy and that it was all being shot in New Zealand! That was pretty ironic. Martin Henderson prettynewbeinglord With a thriller, you're going to have your red herrings, as different suspects are thrown up as possible culprits. You can only explore that for so long - if you do that more than a few times, it starts to get a little redundant. Martin Henderson youryouredlong You've got to not care about what people think. You learn that as an actor. If you get a bad review, will you be destroyed by it? Or will you think you're God's gift when you get a rave review? Martin Henderson giftyougodpeople I try not to invest time in what other people think of me. Martin Henderson thinkmetimepeople
