Eric Bana Quotes

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Eric Bana

Profession : Actor

Birth : August 9, 1968

I fell in love with many women at school who had no idea I existed. I'm a bit of a romantic.

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I'm a bit of a romantic.

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

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I guess I'm a very keen observer, and I'd like to think I have a good imagination.

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

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I look my best when I take my helmet off after a long motorcycle ride. I have a glow and a bit of helmet hair.

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You'll read things and say, this is a really good project and it's probably going to be a hit, but I can see 20 other people playing that part. You have to have some sense of ownership to do a good job and be married to it for ever.

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I am attracted to characters who think they are in control, but their situation is uncontrollable.

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When I go on the plane to fly home, I'm literally capable of forgetting what I do for a job. That also comes about because I choose to take massive breaks between projects, and because I choose to do this ridiculous thing of keeping home, home.

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I think love can come fairly easily and grow - but really liking the core essence of someone is a much harder thing to bottle. If you have both, you're in pretty good shape.

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I get inhabited by a character and then you mourn it. There's a period of mourning for me, definitely.

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I hate being clean-shaven. My daughter gets very upset if I shave and says, 'Bring back the spikes, Dad.'

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I've always been attracted to cars, and driving is a completely measurable experience: if you qualify last on the grid, you're the slowest, and if you qualify first on the grid, you're the fastest. So no one can say you're slow if you're fast and no one can say you're fast if you're slow.

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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.

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I'm not into bikinis or other revealing clothing.

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

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

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I deliberately fly in and out of LA for as small a time as humanly possible.

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I'd say I'm the opposite of someone that has the urge to stand in front of strangers and make them laugh, but the idea of getting up and telling a story and people finding it amusing always appealed to me.

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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.

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