Quotes from Alex O'Loughlin

Being a husband and a dad are the two most important things in my life.

I live in Hawaii, and the trails and mountains here are just magic.

When I talk about character work, I don't really feel like i do much as an actor when I look at other great actors who win big awards for doing incredible transformations.

There are many things I want to do, so many people I want to work with, so many different opportunities out there as an actor.

I'm a fisherman. I've always loved fishing. I grew up fishing for trout.

That suspension of disbelief that's required as an actor to live truthfully in imaginary circumstances is different to what needs to happen as a director, in the sense that you are the master of all the moving parts. You create the world in every detail.

My trumpeting sounds like a goose farting in the fog.

I love Europe. I don't speak a lick of French, but I speak a bit of Italian. I can get through Italy better than I get through the rest of Europe.

I receive underwear - some clean, some not. No joke. My assistant who helps me with my fan mail constantly threatens to quit because of what we get sent.

I don't know what I'm really good at. I'm really good at sittin' by the pool. I have to work at that. I'm really bad at auditioning.

It's nice having your work recognized but having people follow you around is kinda weird.

I do have a stunt double because there are certain things that they won't let me do. Like they won't set fire to me. They won't like let me jump off a 20 story building. There are certain big stunts that it's just impossible to get insurance to let me do, but for the most part I'd say I do probably 75% of my stuff.

I just have to say no to some of the stunts that I love doing so much. I enjoy doing that stuff, but I've learned to let the stuntmen do those.

I do not think I'm a great talent. I think I'm a medium talent, but I think I understand the business and enjoy the business.

I like playing the villain.