Quotes from Russell Crowe

If there is no blood on the line, it is not rugby league.

I've been voted one of Australia's 50 national treasures. I've even had my face on an Australian stamp - the only non-Australian to do so, apart from the Queen, of course.

I have respect for beer.

War isn't just about bravery and courage and jingoism and patriotism. It's also fundamentally about grief. And the people that go and do the fighting and the dying are never the people who actually benefit from the fighting and the dying.

I believe in singing for my supper. I'll never accept a grant because what I do should be able to be founded purely on free enterprise.

People say, 'Surely there's the right reasons for going to war?' And my perspective is, 'Surely there's a better way of asking that question?'

In tyranny lies only failure. Empower every man and you will gain strength.

Even bad men love their mommas.

'Swallow My Gift' is all about music being its own reward. I don't do it to become more famous I don't do it to make money. I don't do it from an ego-driven point of view.

My days, if they start in the morning with a cuddle from my son, are just so much more glorious than they were prior to that.

People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused.

My children have never watched any of my films. Charlie knows that daddy makes movies, but he says they are not good enough for him to watch.

I respond in the moment which is what makes me a good actor.

Some people have got advice, some people have got horror stories. I like people that look you in the eye with a glow and say "It's gonna be cool."

There's an ease that I have living in Australia. The best things about Sydney are free: the sunshine's free, and the harbour's free, and the beach is free.

If you put 20 cents in me and ask me to talk about South Sydney, I'll play all night.

I was too kind of brave and proud to want a dialect coach because I thought that showed weakness in my armor. But then you just learn it's a more efficient way of doing it. A dialect coach is really important because it takes a certain technical responsibility off your shoulders.

There's nothing like sitting back and talking to your cows.

I am a man that has a lot of respect for faith and spirituality. I think it is important that we talk about religion in today's world.

I'm destined to be attracted to those I cannot defeat.

For filmmakers who've made multiple movies, they have experience, but they only have experience of themselves as a filmmaker. Whereas I'm bouncing around from different skill sets: the organizational ability of Ridley Scott to the precision of a Ron Howard to the artistic sensibilities of a Peter Weir... to the scope of a Tom Hooper.

If I don't get the goose-bump factor when I'm reading it than I can't do it.

Brothers, what we do in life........echoes in eternity.

You need to learn to live with your mistakes. And you need to be in a position to say No once in a while. It's important in life, and it's important for any career that you want to pursue.