Quotes from Eric Bana

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.

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

If you're lucky enough to be involved in a film that's about something very real and that you hope will continue to hold up in 20 years' time it just gives you more energy and makes it feel all the more worthwhile.

My chosen exercise is cycling. I just love it.

I never look at the size of the film when I'm looking for a part.

I love being at home, being with friends and family. I'm of European stock, brought up in Australia. I'm a passionate guy. I just love life.

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.

There wasn't a moment where I got into cars. It wasn't a conscience decision or something that came later, it was there since I was born. I just love it.

The more I love the character, the harder it is to get it wrong. I have to get to a point that I can speak for them.

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.

My wife and I really, really like each other as well as love each other.

If I read something and I love it, I'll do it and I don't even ask what the budget is.

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.

I think I wasted a lot of my youth, falling for girls who were a couple of years older than me.

Film sets are great fun. Film people are great people to hang around with. I don't want to run off and be distracted by other things.

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.

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

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

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

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

I would never say never to returning to comedy.

I'm always reading and looking around for the next thing.

I like the unknown. I like mystery.

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