Paul Hogan Quotes

Australia, Comedian
October 8, 1939

Paul Hogan, AM is an Australian comedian, actor and television presenter. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as outback adventurer Michael "Crocodile" Dundee in Crocodile Dundee (1986), the first in the Crocodile Dundee film series.

Also known as Actor, Television Presenter

I only work every couple of years. I go into retirement between films.

Paul Hogan
- Work
- Films
- Retirement
Rich and famous is not bad, but poor and famous sucks.

Paul Hogan
- Famous
- Rich
- Poor

I enjoy being part of the entertainment industry, although I'm the laziest person that I've met yet in this business.

Paul Hogan
I'm the only person who's ever opened the Oscars or done a spot on the Oscars without a script and having it on autocue.

Paul Hogan
- Open
- Script
- Oscar
There's a bit of truth in everything I do, you know.

Paul Hogan
- Truth
- Know
- I Do
'Crocodile Dundee' is about people; it's 10 seconds about crocodiles.

Paul Hogan
- People
- About
- Crocodile
You're here to sweat. This program is live. There's about one thousand million people watching you. So, you remember - one wrong word, one foolish gesture and your whole career could go down in flames. Hold that thought and have a nice night.

Paul Hogan
- Career
- Program
- Watching
The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and I chewed as fast as I could.

Paul Hogan
- Success
- Bit
- Chew

There are quite a few actors in the business who are much more difficult than kids or monkeys.

Paul Hogan
- Kids
- Actors
- Monkeys