Eric Bana Quotes

I have a theory that I really want my kids to know - the only coloration that they make between dad being in films and reality is just a lot of people doing a lot of hard work.

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

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

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

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

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

I didn't study Greek mythology in school and I wish I had.

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

I always find that 90% of the performance, for me, is about what comes from inside.

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.

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.

As an actor I've been attracted to the sort of films that I want to go and see. That tends to usually be drama-related.

A girl's got to be fun. It's the one bit of advice I always give to friends of mine who are thinking of getting married.

Stand-up came out of three things. Frustration, necessity and arrogance. I didn't have a great career ahead of me in anything. Someone literally said to me, 'You should try stand-up,' and took me to a venue.

My chosen exercise is cycling. I just love it.

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

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 guess subconsciously that all the great people you work with have an influence on you.

When I was a kid, I would do stupid things on my bike. I'd jump any ramp, I'd jump over people, I'd jump over things - always crashing, never hurting myself badly but always wanting to take physical risks.

I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit school and go work on my car. But my dad said Son, you shouldn't do that. You should stay in school until your education is finished, and when you're done, don't make your hobby your job.

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

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

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.

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.