Nathan Phillips

“I think Australia is pretty much living the last day on Earth in a lot of ways.”

“I'm a child of the Earth, postcode unknown.”

“It's quite frustrating taking a back seat in films.”

“I live on the beach, and I always will.”

“I need to have the soul bank full as well as pay the credit cards and have a roof over my head.”

“For my first Hollywood film, I really didn't want to be doing a film where I'm looking like a stooge with fake snakes that look like socks.”

“'Australian Rules' was my moment of truth.”

“It makes me sick to my stomach what Australia Day has become.”

“I have always spent my time more preciously than my money.”

“I just happen to love film-making.”

“Life's harsh. You can't escape what you are and what you project.”

“It's wonderful to be part of a film that really reaches an audience's mind and an audience's heart.”

“If you are in a beautiful place where you can enjoy sunrise and sunset, then you are living like a lord.”

“Not all of us are born with the same role models and grasp things the same way.”

“There's a stigma attached to being an actor. People from 'Big Brother' call themselves actors. There's so much crap. It's not about appreciating that we're here to service the public, that we're storytellers. It doesn't sit comfortably with me.”

“It's really interesting to play someone you wouldn't want to ever spend more than a couple of drinks with - but who has redeemable characteristics.”

“You don't really need much. I try to live my life with that sort of minimalist mentality.”

“It's very important to lead your own story: to not be acting as much as you are living.”

“I'm still very much plugging away. But if I can build my career, I'll do it like Eric Bana. He has a family; he has his roots. He still loves Melbourne. He's a great role model to have.”

“If I had to come back in life, I'd come back as a dolphin... they're always smiling; they're always playing.”