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"50 Russell Crowe Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 7 April 1964 | Actor | Film producer | Musician |

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

Back Cows Like Nothing
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God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia.

America Australia Bless Christ
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The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can.

Criticism Down Driven Highest
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I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call.

Away Call Demands Give
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I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into 'things that I like' and 'things that I must do.' You're only here for a short time, mate. Learn to like it.

Divide Feel Here Learn
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If I don't get the goose-bump factor when I'm reading it than I can't do it.
Factor Get Reading Than
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People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused.

Accuse Arrogant Being Focused
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Some of the things you read you get an immediate reaction to so I've stopped reading things now. I do worry about my family though. Some people do try some nasty things to get at them and try and get a reaction from them.

About Family Get Immediate
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When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents.

Embarrass Kid Little LittleKid
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Reality is, I'm an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn't know what to do with another profession.
Actor Another Entertainer Know
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I have respect for beer.

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

Attracted Cannot Defeat Destined
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There has to be a mathematical explanation for how bad that tie is.

Bad Explanation How Mathematical
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Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip.

Been Else Everyone EveryoneElse
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I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated.

About Attractive Because Committed
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I want to make movies that pierce people's hearts and touch them in some way, even if it's just for the night while they're in the cinema; in that moment, I want to bring actual tears to their eyes and goosebumps to their skin.

Actual Bring Cinema Even
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If there's anything about someone's life that's important enough to make a movie about it, I have to take responsibility to get all of it right. It's a huge responsibility.

About Anything Enough Get
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I'm sick to death of famous people standing up and using their celebrity to promote a cause. If I see a particular need, I do try to help. But there's a lot that can be achieved by putting a check in the right place and shutting up about it.

About Achieved Cause Celebrity
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You don't want to be the guy whose back's to the camera in the emotional part of the movie. So, you have to be aware of the camera movement and what the camera's doing.

Aware Back Camera Doing
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You don't want to be starting a film not knowing what you want to do.
Film Knowing NotKnowing Starting
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I respond in the moment which is what makes me a good actor.

Actor Good GoodActor Makes
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I don't play chess with my life, ya' know.
Chess Know Life MyLife
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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.

Days Glorious Just More
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I'd like to play passionate women, but no one will let me.

Like Me No-One Passionate
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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.

Any Charlie Children Daddy
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You don't have to like an actor to do a scene with him. You don't have to like a director. But it's just better if you do. And I think, you know, you've got to begin that with respect.

Actor Begin Better Director
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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.

Able Accept Because Believe
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I'm a virtuoso in my job in that there's not an actor I can't go into a scene with and be absolutely confident that, whatever is required of my character, I can do it.

Absolutely Actor Character Confident
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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.

About Australia Beach Best
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I didn't get married to get divorced.

Divorced Get GetMarried Married
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I've loved Danielle Spencer since 1989 - that's never going to change - and that's one of those things where I stare at her and go, 'How did it fail?' I still can't work it out, because my feelings for her have never changed.

Because Change Changed Did
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From a young kid, I was quite interested in religion.

Interested Kid Quite Religion
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It just seems like a religion that is perfect for people who feel like they need a grounding, who feels that the world has run off on them. I've discussed this with Scientologists, and they don't disagree. So, for a certain type of person, that's great.

Certain Disagree Discussed Feel
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I've got bits falling off me. I'm not made of rubber. That's from film stunts. Every single injury I have is related to a movie. I know that sounds fundamentally embarrassing.

Bits Embarrassing Every Falling
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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.

About Actually Also Benefit
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I look for the role that excites me and work with whoever that director happens to be, wherever he wants to shoot the film.

Director Excites Film Happens
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No matter how long you'd been in the country, if you weren't in Australia for the majority of 2000 to 2002 - when I was particularly busy filming overseas - you can't become a citizen.

Australia Become Been Busy
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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.

Apart Australia Australian Been
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It is important to dress for success.
Dress Important Success
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If you put 20 cents in me and ask me to talk about South Sydney, I'll play all night.

About AllNight Ask Cents
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South Sydney is a very complicated and wonderful place. You have some of the most expensive bits of real estate in the country and a large percentage of government housing.

Bits Complicated Country Estate
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If there is no blood on the line, it is not rugby league.
Blood League Line Rugby
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The Americans love Aussies, but they're actually quite afraid of us at the same time because they think we're insane. Then they see our sports - league, union, and AFL - and that makes them even more worried.

Actually Afraid American Because
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At 49, I find it a little bit difficult to run these days. I've got grade four tears in both Achilles, shin splints, I got no cartilage the toes in my right foot, I've got bone marrow edemas under both knees, I've got one degenerating hip - that's the problem you get.

Achilles Bit Bone BoneMarrow
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I've followed Leeds since I was a little kid. I used to come home from sport in the afternoon, me and my brother, and watch 'Match of the Day.' I love the club. I want nothing but success for the club.

Afternoon Brother Club Come
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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?'

Asking Better BetterWay Going
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Music's always been a huge part of my life, and my first record came out in 1981.
Always Been Came First
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I'd done stage musicals for quite a few years, starting with 'Grease' in Auckland.

Done Few Grease Musicals
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I got a guitar when I was six and, instead of learning other people's songs, started to try to write my own, even at that young age.

Age Even Got Guitar
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I don't really take vacations because when I'm working, it's usually in a far-flung, exotic place somewhere. But I have a farm in Australia I like to go back to when I'm at home and not working.

Australia Back Because Exotic
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Russell Crowe Quotes & Sayings