Guy Pearce

“Well, I never wear shoes at home. Never.”

“When you're promoting a film it's really interesting trying to gauge what people think about it.”

“I'm never there enough to really keep up with what's going on in the Australian film industry. I just try and be part of it as much as I can.”

“I've been asked to do action-oriented movies in the past and they just haven't been right for me.”

“Men often still expect women to be under their thumb.”

“I am geared towards communicating on a female level.”

“When I go to a movie, I'm always thrilled if I've seen an actor do something and I didn't realize until the end of the movie that that was that person. I love that.”

“On stage, you've got dialogue you've learned. You've got a paying audience. It couldn't be better, you know?”

“The thrill of coming home has never changed.”

“I suffer from overheating quite easily.”

“Having a partner who has nothing to do with Hollywood helps keep things in perspective.”

“Working on films where the money's more important than the creativity, I just get a bit freaked out by that. I just don't feel comfortable.”

“Growing up, I was a kid pretending to be an adult.”

“The majority of people who join law enforcement are doing it for good, moral reasons, but then there are the few who get through, where you go, 'Whoa, hold on a second. What's this guy doing here?'”

“You never say never, but I don't think I'd want to do a long-running series.”

“I think a lot of actors take on fun roles and then they're lazy or flippant with them. I just can't do that.”