Quotes from Travis Fimmel

I'd rather be a guy that can build a house or fix a car than be able to walk like a ballet dancer.

It's very hard to play a man without any flaws.

Like every Aussie actor, I'd rather be working here; it's just we've all been forced to go to the States. Business-wise, as an actor, it's more lucrative, and there's also a lot more of it there.

That's the only thing I'm jealous about 'Game of Thrones': they get to go to Spain all the time.

I've always built furniture and done farm work.

Gabriel Byrne is just an amazing fellow and an amazing actor.

Because the Vikings never documented anything - they couldn't read or write - the history is always gonna be a little up in the air.

There is nothing better than an attractive woman who doesn't act attractive.

I've been misunderstood when it comes to women. I've got a big heart and a little brain. But I love women being women; there's something about their skin. I do love strong, independent women, but they are definitely complicated.

Women are so complicated, it's unbelievable.

I don't like technology and all that. I'm a farm boy. I would rather live in that time when you had to provide for your family. I don't know. I'm a country kid, so I don't like modern technology.

As an actor, sometimes you've gotta take the jobs that you may not want to do. It's so hard to work as an actor.

My grandparents were always farmers.

Some actors are better with words than me. I prefer to play it rather than say it - and keep people thinking.

You don't get recognized that much unless you want to get recognized, like if you go to the fancy joints and that. It's like, L.A. - there are 10 restaurants. If you want to be seen, you go.

I eat with my hands when I am home alone!

I'm a hell of a bloody good dancer.

My idea of working out is drinking whiskey - instead of beer.

Your job as an actor, I guess, is just to make people relate to the character.

I wish you could make money and people never saw what you did. Then you could relax and not care about how bad you are.

The Vikings were the last people to fight with axes, which must have been horrible.

I'm a farm boy. I would rather live in that time when you had to provide for your family. I don't know. I'm a country kid, so I don't like modern technology.

I'm a country boy, so I really appreciate the country. I love fishing, so I fish between takes on set. During lunch, I go for a fish.

I think every job you have to lie to get. You always say how wonderful it all is, that it's an amazing script - "I love you, you're such a great director." I think every actor does that.