Quotes from Chris Hemsworth

My earliest memories were on the cattle stations up in the Outback. And then we moved back to Melbourne and then back out there and then back again. Probably my most vivid memories were up there in Bulman with crocodiles and buffalo.

I got a film fairly quickly and felt like I was on a roll. I would walk into auditions sounding like Crocodile Dundee, thinking, 'This is going to be a novelty for them.' Then I realised that there are a million other Australians here, and I should just shut up.

I went from sort of trying to get work to all of a sudden being signed up for the next few years on something, and something of this scale with some of the best people in the business involved, acting and directing. It was a dream.

Being a superhero is a lot of fun.

As a kid, you run around the house pretending to be a superhero, and now to be doing it as a job, I feel very lucky.

I'd like to think I'm a normal sort of guy, but go to my mum and she'll probably say, 'You know,Chris was always the daughter out of my three boys.'

I never felt big enough playing Thor. And then people talk about you like you're 9-foot tall and 800 pounds. I'm well aware of the illusion. There's not a second where I go: Yeah, I'm a god.

Being a father is certainly a task. But the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family, that's what it's about...

I enjoy working on a movie that lets your imagination run wild, it's great to be a part of and watch.

I can remember watching 'Lord of the Rings' and being truly regretful that I wasn't a being in that world.

My father and I are very similar and have a wonderful relationship, but we both stand by our opinions.

First time I looked at a Formula One car in person, I just stared at the cockpit, figuring I'd never get in there. The drivers wear the whole car like a tight-fitting suit.

I put the costume on and said 'It's not very comfortable, but it looks amazing,' so it's all good.

I was filming 'The Avengers' when I got the call for 'Rush,' so I went from 215 pounds, which is how much I weigh when I'm playing Thor, down to about 185 pounds to be able to fit into the car. That was all in about four months.

I'd much rather put on weight than have to lose weight.

It wasn't until 'Thor' that I started lifting weights. It was all pretty new to me.

I like to explore things.

Growing up I always loved films that transport you to another world and has things you never see in every day life.

People who put themselves on the line and sacrifice their own safety for the greater good and for others, and anyone in any profession whose concern is the welfare for other people instead of the individual, are inspiring and important.

My daughter is full energy, like my wife and I, and strong-minded and has an opinion, like we do. And my boys, one's a bit more calm and chill, and the other is much more sensitive to things. You see this right away, when they're first born. One cried, one didn't, with the boys.

I grew up in a culture of motorbikes. So I like racing just fine. Quite a lot, actually. That was when I was a boy in Australia. And I never really made the jump to cars after that.

For three years, I had embarrassing haircuts.

For me, life is about experience and being a good person.

Growing up, my parents were my heroes, in the way they conducted their lives.