Quotes from Rhys Darby


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I think I'm probably a monster-of-the-week guy, and that comes back down to my old favorite show, which as a kid was always 'Scooby-Doo.'


When I was a kid, I thought I saw a ghost in the forest when I was on a bush walk, like a walk through the forest. I saw something weird pass from one side of the track to the other, and it was sort of a white, blurry... it's hard to describe, really - something that was almost see-through, but it just moved in front of me.


Whether it be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro or dealing with your children, life is an adventure, and it's how you perceive it.


When I do the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, I always go across to Loch Ness and stay there.


There comes a time in every man's life when he realises he will never be James Bond.


Science and technology are the keys to both our longevity and our demise. Our entire existence on this planet is a double-edged sword.


I've never thought of myself as a writer. I still don't, despite all the writing I've done.


I've been lucky in life, that's for sure, but it all started with being born in the greatest country in the world - New Zealand.


I've always had a passion for acting, without really realising that that's what I should be doing.


I'm used to sort of improvising a lot when I do my comedies.


I think of myself as an underground name. Quite a cult comic.


Artists that are perfectionists? We find it hard sometimes to be happy a lot.


I loved the army, but it didn't really love me. I used to get into trouble because I thought outside the square.


I have a radio show/podcast called 'The Cryptid Factor,' which is about the search for creatures that may or may not exist.


I had dreams of becoming an officer and a gentleman. But hey: One out of two ain't bad.


I don't think you can beat a costumed monster. It's brilliant. I'll take that over CGI any day.


I don't know what it is about 'Godzilla,' but as far as I'm concerned, the more versions of it, the better.


I can be a bit movement-orientated and flamboyant because, essentially, I'm a physical comedian.


Comedy shouldn't be restrained under the belt of normality.


Comedy helped me out in my teenage years. It saw me through puberty and helped me to deal with dating.