Quotes from Eric Bana


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I've given no thought to moving to America at all.


If you're lucky enough to be involved in a film that's about something very real and that you hope will continue to hold up in 20 years' time it just gives you more energy and makes it feel all the more worthwhile.


I'll give you a list of a hundred ways that I'm more likely to be injured than belting around a race track with people who know what they're doing. It's not a place where I feel I'm in unnecessary danger.


The Israeli accent wasn't one that I was overly familiar with so had to learn from scratch but I was very fortunate I had the right amount of time.


The darker the film, the more vital everyone's sense of humor is on set.


Over my lifetime, the car had actually transcended the fact that it is a car. It has become a venue.


My wife and I really, really like each other as well as love each other.


It's always bitterly disappointing to people to see how normally one can live.


It's always been my hope, as an actor, to reveal only what is relevant about myself to the work.


If you can jump up onstage and make people laugh, shouldn't you also be able to inhabit a character?


The longer you have something, the stronger the bond. That's true with people as well as things.


I've always described parts as tattoos. For actors our tattoos are in the form of films.


I've always been a bit of a car freak.


I'm spending all my time and energy on the project at hand.


I'm not into bikinis or other revealing clothing.


I'm always one time zone behind myself.


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.


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.


I really enjoy working on small films.


I race historic muscle cars back in Australia, and that's my hobby. And I try to race home as soon as I've finished a movie but don't tell anyone.