Manu Bennett Quotes
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Will Smith said if I ever need some help, he was there for me.
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I have a lot of road rage. Mostly with the rickshaw and cab drivers trying to cut me; it's the traffic. Grrrr!
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I screen tested for 'The Tudors' in N.Y. That was my first experience of N.Y., being flown here to screen test with Jonathan Rhys Meyers. So I have very, very fond memories of New York – New York helped give me my first big break.
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Nothing new here, except my marrying, which to me is a matter of profound wonder.
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The first two pictures I did, I played a young student in prep school. When I did Lifeguard, everyone was saying, You're so Southern California. It was a surprise to me.
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I got sent to a health camp when I was about 6 years old, and we all had to wear the same starchy blue uniform. The lady who took care of me after school knit me a burgundy sweater. It was the only thing that gave me any individuality.
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It took me years to learn that sentences in fiction must do much more than stand around and look pretty.
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My dad was always interested in characters he didn't understand - he was such a great bad guy in movies. And that is really the thing that calls me to the material often: something I struggle to understand in human behaviour.
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The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always escape from whoever tries to smother them.
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My philosophy is to be me.
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Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.
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I like the effect drink has on me.
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To me, it's weird when people review improv at all.
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My camps are always ten weeks. That's what makes me comfortable.
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I think the paparazzi is a necessary evil... and if ya don't like it, and ya don't want to do this, go to Iowa and do some community theatre. It's all about self-promotion, and it's not always the fun part of it.
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I just do what's comfortable for me, whether it's getting fresh haircuts, or the clothes that I wear. It's simple; I'm just me. I don't really go out of my way. I do make sure my face is washed and moisturized, though.
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I never was able to do karate. That's calling me a good actor. I act like I can do anything.
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My parents never talked to me like I was a kid. Maybe that's why I've been seen as mature.
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Being a father is the most important thing, if you ask me. It changed me as a person and gave me an all new life.
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To me, the Quran is a research book.
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You get to bring your own sound system when you play an arena, all the lights and visual stuff, which I think is really cool. There's something about those old arenas, where it feels larger than life.
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When I hit my 20s, I took a chill pill and relaxed because throughout my teens I was churning out an album a year. It was a treadmill of work then recording, promoting and touring.
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I don't think people spend nearly enough time thinking about what they like and what they're good at.
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To me, Darth Vader is the epitome of evil.
