Alex O'Loughlin

“Losing my anonymity in this world I think is something that I find terrifying.”

“I think if I'd have been an actor who didn't care, I'd have less gray hair, and I'd be a lot less tired.”

“I put a bushfire out. It was one of the most incredible things, terrifying. We get them a lot in Australia.”

“I tore my right shoulder to pieces - three external tears, a labrum tear, and a detachment of the bicep tendon.”

“Surfing is my great passion in Hawaii.”

“My trumpeting sounds like a goose farting in the fog.”

“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.”

“There are millions of women all around the world who are in dangerous, terrifying situations. It's up to us as storytellers to give people hope, to let people know that there is a way out.”

“I like playing the villain.”

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

“I am a big fan of vampires. I've always been obsessed with the genre, and the beautiful romanticism and erotic kind of nature of the immortal being, the undead who lives on human blood.”

“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 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've knocked my front teeth out. I've got fake front teeth.”

“It's a hobby for me, but I'm never alone if there's a guitar there.”

“I'm not the best fly fisherman, but I can fly-fish, because I crack a whip. I learned to crack a whip as a boy... I have skills, mad skills.”

“I write music just for me. I'm certainly not good enough to do it on any kind of a level but I enjoy that time because it's quiet.”

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

“I really enjoy doing charity, for a good cause, it's like the least I can do, I really enjoy that stuff. I enjoy giving back.”

“I've got really fantastic fans from all over the world.”