Travis Fimmel

“I like cable: you only work four months out of the year and have the other eight months to do movies if you want.”

“Because the Vikings never documented anything - they couldn't read or write - the history is always gonna be a little up in the air.”

“I'm always getting texts asking why I'm not responding on Instagram or Facebook, and I'm like, 'It's not me. You're writing to some stranger.'”

“I'm a hell of a bloody good dancer.”

“I went to university for a year, and I'm not one for schooling and have no enjoyment sitting in a classroom all day and ended up going to live in England for two years, just to travel. I worked in a bar in a hotel for a couple of years and had no intention of becoming an actor. That's where I met my agent.”

“Acting wasn't some long-held dream, and it still isn't, really. I'm just trying to make some money and pay the bills.”

“I'd rather be a guy that can build a house or fix a car than be able to walk like a ballet dancer.”

“I'd be rich if I didn't drink.”

“I've been misunderstood when it comes to women. I've got a big heart and a little brain. But I love women being women; there's something about their skin. I do love strong, independent women, but they are definitely complicated.”

“Women are so complicated, it's unbelievable.”

“I don't have a place anywhere but Australia; I just don't spend much time there.”

“I've never worked out, mate. It doesn't interest me.”

“I've got Aussie country pride for sure. I just like where I grew up. I think you've got lots in common with the people who grew up the same as you.”

“As an actor, sometimes you've gotta take the jobs that you may not want to do. It's so hard to work as an actor.”

“I don't like to be the only person talking in a room.”

“It's embarrassing standing in front of the camera and getting your picture taken.”

“I learned how to deal with people with elegance from Patrick Swayze.”

“I'm the most unlikely person when it comes to fashion. I don't really have much sense of it.”

“I've always been fascinated with what motivates people's transgressions and the scandalous journey into infamy.”

“Nobody wants to play a one-dimensional character.”