Chris Hemsworth

“I have seen 'Thor', yeah. It's fantastic. Being that close to something, it's often pretty hard to watch yourself, but the film in so many ways is so impressive that I was swept along with it like an audience member, and that's a pretty good sign.”

“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.”

“For whatever reason, we relate to anything godlike with an English accent. The English are very proud of that. And with anything Roman or gladiators, they have an English accent. For an audience, it is an easy trick to hook people in.”

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

“Being a superhero is a lot of fun.”

“Well, I'll keep on auditioning and one day maybe I'll go to LA and try out for films there.”

“Eating when you're not hungry and taking in that amount of food is exhausting.”

“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.”

“It is often difficult to watch yourself onscreen, especially 60-feet high. As an actor, it is an uncomfortable experience.”

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

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

“I actually find it harder to act in the scenes where there's not much happening, say having a milkshake in the diner. That is far harder to do than straight scenes where there's a drama going on and you have something to do.”

“Everything shifted for me after 'Rush.' It wasn't as financially successful as other things I'd done, but it gave me more movement, more options, more doors opening, more meetings. All of a sudden, it's, 'Oh, wow! You're an actor!'”

“As kids, our experiences shape our opinions of ourselves and the world around us, and that's who we become as adults.”

“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.”

“Working with Anthony Hopkins every day is a blessing.”