Eric Bana Quotes - Page 4

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• I don't like to come at my character from some really technical place.

  Eric Bana

  Character

  Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• I wasn't going to be a college kid. The only subject I was interested in was English. I think I had a subconscious interest in analyzing story.

  Eric Bana

  Kids, College, Thinking

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• 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.

  Eric Bana

  Race, People, Track

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• Obviously this stuff takes a bit of planning, but I've always been someone that sets achievable short-term goals. I've never been someone that's had a five-year plan, or a three-year plan. That just seems to lead to a lot of disappointment, and doesn't give you the chance to be flexible. So I've just always been someone that's sort of reassessed where I'm at, and set goals that are realistic. And luckily, I've had plenty of chances to recalibrate and adjust, and good fortune's come my way.

  Eric Bana

  Disappointment, Years, Giving

  Interview with Gregg LaGambina, www.avclub.com. July 29, 2009.

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• I'm a bit of a romantic.

  Eric Bana

  Bits

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• 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.

  Eric Bana

  Scratches, Accents, Familiar

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• Each time you go to the same track you know whether you're improving or whether you're not... it's not open to interpretation. It's measurable - unlike acting.

  Eric Bana

  Track, Acting, Interpretation

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• I've had frustrated storytelling juices that have been lying dormant for a long time, and I guess the documentary was a way of me telling a story that I felt most qualified to tell. And I loved it, and I'd love to do something else someday, probably more narrative-based. But I'm in no rush.

  Eric Bana

  Lying, Long, Frustrated

  Interview with Gregg LaGambina, film.avclub.com. July 29, 2009.

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• My background was producing and writing and performing in television when I started out, and I really missed that, that whole creative process that comes from sort of 'me' storytelling.

  Eric Bana

  Writing, Creative, Television

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• I used to lift very heavy weights in my mid-twenties - I used to bench press over 300lb. The most I ever lifted was 330lb; I couldn't do that today, no way.

  Eric Bana

  Twenties, Weight, Benches

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• By the time I finished comedy, I was really burnt out of it. I had had enough. I don't really have a strong desire to prove myself in that area, or to go back to it in any great way.

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  Strong, Desire, Way

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• I think if you had to map that out at the beginning and you said, "Right, sit down, this is what you're going to be doing," you'd probably freak out. But I'm someone who really enjoys not being himself. So if you consider that, then it all sort of makes sense.

  Eric Bana

  Thinking, Doing You, Maps

  Interview with Gregg LaGambina, www.avclub.com. July 29, 2009.

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

  Eric Bana

  Sense Of Humor, Film

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• I occasionally go to the gym and I lift free weights, I don't use machines.

  Eric Bana

  Machines, Use, Weight

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• I like the unknown. I like mystery.

  Eric Bana

  Mystery

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• I just think that's the job of an actor. I guess that's the variation that you're talking about. It's probably a byproduct of just constantly looking for something different, because that's what I feel like I'm supposed to do.

  Eric Bana

  Jobs, Thinking, Talking

  Interview with Gregg LaGambina, film.avclub.com. July 29, 2009.

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

  Eric Bana

  Character, People, Laughing

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• I think luck gets you on to the stage. But it has nothing to do with keeping you there.

  Eric Bana

  Thinking, Luck, Stage

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It really depends on the director. I think quite often, it's not what you expect. The most serious film can be the most fun. The one that's supposed to be fun can be the most serious. I don't think there are any hard-and-fast rules. I just think it really depends on your director and what the general vibe is.

  Eric Bana

  Fun, Thinking, Directors

  Interview with Gregg LaGambina, www.avclub.com. July 29, 2009.

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• Just from my own experience, a lot of the comedians I used to work with were miserable in their actual lives. I think you need to be able to see a lot of negative in things in order to extract material, so there's probably something to that. A lot of the people I used to work with were very, very, very unfunny offstage, so that's a pretty common thing.

  Eric Bana

  Thinking, People, Comedian

  Source: film.avclub.com

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• I always use the analogy that when you go to a jeans store and put on a new pair of jeans, it's a pair of jeans and they feel different; so, when you're dealing with these sort of costumes it's a very big departure and really does make you feel quite different. But it's wonderful.

  Eric Bana

  Jeans, Pairs, Costumes

  "The Other Boleyn Girl - Eric Bana interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• I love working with people who have had television experience because I think there's a real efficiency and methodology that comes from that background.

  Eric Bana

  Real, Thinking, People

  "The Other Boleyn Girl - Eric Bana interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• Having seen Justin's work on Bleak House, I knew that he'd be incredibly well prepared and interesting stylistically for this and that was definitely the case. It's very liberating for actors - and I can only speak for myself here - but he creates a very loose environment and he's a great collaborator.

  Eric Bana

  Interesting, House, Actors

  "The Other Boleyn Girl - Eric Bana interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• Without a doubt, rowing is the hardest thing you can attempt to learn in a short period of time.

  Eric Bana

  Doubt, Rowing, Periods

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• There's a plethora of wonderful documentaries. I made a point of not looking at anyone else's portrayal of Henry because I think it would have been too confusing - so I've got a lot of films to look forward to.

  Eric Bana

  Thinking, Confusing, Documentaries

  "The Other Boleyn Girl - Eric Bana interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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