Small: No, Im so well-known at home I think they think of me like a piece of comfortable furniture thats always been
"No, I'm so well-known at home I think they think of me like a piece of comfortable furniture that's always been around that they're not going to throw out"
Jackie Weaver, Actress
Small: It wasnt on my agenda, but the thing about getting important awards is it makes the adventure of your career h
"It wasn't on my agenda, but the thing about getting important awards is it makes the adventure of your career have a little more possibility. I think just what's happened so far is already making the opportunities more interesting, even though I'm at the twilight of my career of like 48 years"
Jackie Weaver, Actress
Small: I believe in sex on a first date. Otherwise, how do you know if a second date is worth the effort?
"I believe in sex on a first date. Otherwise, how do you know if a second date is worth the effort?"
Jackie Weaver, Actress
Small: As a kid, you run around the house pretending to be a superhero, and now to be doing it as a job, I feel very
Chris Hemsworth
"As a kid, you run around the house pretending to be a superhero, and now to be doing it as a job, I feel very lucky"
Chris Hemsworth, Actor
Small: Its kind of chased away a few demons for me and, um, its educated me a little bit more
Hugo Weaving
"It's kind of chased away a few demons for me and, um, it's educated me a little bit more"
Hugo Weaving, Actor
Small: So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and thats how it all started
"So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and that's how it all started"
Rod Taylor, Actor
Small: I wouldnt dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities
"I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities"
Rod Taylor, Actor
Small: I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that migh
"I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them"
Rod Taylor, Actor
Small: You know like it has its own personality, its own character
"You know like it has its own personality, its own character"
Marc Newson, Designer
Small: So if I want to buy a light in a shop and I dont find a light that I like, I think to myself what would I like
"So if I want to buy a light in a shop and I don't find a light that I like, I think to myself what would I like? What would I like to buy? Then I started to imagine and design it for myself a lot of the time"
Marc Newson, Designer
Small: If somebody asked me about my inspiration I would say that its not the peopleand its not the things, its trave
"If somebody asked me about my inspiration I would say that it's not the peopleand it's not the things, it's travel and experiencing different environments"
Marc Newson, Designer
Small: Most of the people I know in show business dont need anybody pushing them at all. Theyre extremely aggressive
"Most of the people I know in show business don't need anybody pushing them at all. They're extremely aggressive"
Helen Reddy, Actress
Small: I dont know if its a sign of all the chaos that is happening out there or not, but Ive lately craved the struc
"I don't know if it's a sign of all the chaos that is happening out there or not, but I've lately craved the structure and order of classical music, the balance and symmetry"
Helen Reddy, Actress
Small: I couldnt do anything. Id work in a department store for a couple of weeks, but I couldnt hack it. I couldnt e
"I couldn't do anything. I'd work in a department store for a couple of weeks, but I couldn't hack it. I couldn't even type! I had no skills whatsoever outside of show business"
Helen Reddy, Actress
Small: I always believed that I could make it or I would never have spent so many years trying to get here
"I always believed that I could make it or I would never have spent so many years trying to get here"
Helen Reddy, Actress
Small: Now I meet people with full-color Wolverine tattoos on their backs. Thank God I did okay, because I think if I
Hugh Jackman
"Now I meet people with full-color Wolverine tattoos on their backs. Thank God I did okay, because I think if I hadn't, they'd spit on me in the street"
Hugh Jackman, Actor
Small: My father is a real idealist, and hes all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was ju
Hugh Jackman
"My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding 'No.' But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense"
Hugh Jackman, Actor
Small: It dawned on me that acting was what I wanted to do with my life. Nothing had ever touched my heart like actin
Hugh Jackman
"It dawned on me that acting was what I wanted to do with my life. Nothing had ever touched my heart like acting did"
Hugh Jackman, Actor
Small: Being on Broadway is the modern equivalent of being a monk. I sleep a lot, eat a lot, and rest a lot
Hugh Jackman
"Being on Broadway is the modern equivalent of being a monk. I sleep a lot, eat a lot, and rest a lot"
Hugh Jackman, Actor
Small: Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand g
"Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns"
John Leonard, Poet
Small: Theres a fine line between character building and soul destroying
"There's a fine line between character building and soul destroying"
Colin Hay, Musician
Small: You know honestly I think theres a Dracula, a Wolf Man, and a Frankensteins Monster in all of us. They are sid
"You know honestly I think there's a Dracula, a Wolf Man, and a Frankenstein's Monster in all of us. They are sides of our own character so that's why I think we can relate to them in terms of a 'I know how that feels' kind of thing"
Richard Roxburgh, Actor
Small: For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the spr
Pam Brown
"For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours"
Pam Brown, Poet
Small: At home in Victoria, we have three dogs, Tosh and Lucy, theyre half Blue Heelers, and then theres Torrin a lit
Chris Hemsworth
"At home in Victoria, we have three dogs, Tosh and Lucy, they're half Blue Heelers, and then there's Torrin a little Maltese terrier. She gets more attention in the house than anyone else! Yes, I miss them a lot"
Chris Hemsworth, Actor
Small: That might have a lot to do with it, but you know, I probably dont show fear, but I suffer from fear like ever
"That might have a lot to do with it, but you know, I probably don't show fear, but I suffer from fear like everyone else"
Steve Irwin, Scientist
Small: So now what happens is the cameras follow me around and capture exactly what Ive been doing since I was a boy.
"So now what happens is the cameras follow me around and capture exactly what I've been doing since I was a boy. Only now we have a team of, you know, like 73 of us, and it's gone beyond that"
Steve Irwin, Scientist
Small: No matter where you go and what you do in America, you turn the tele on and youre confronted with violence
"No matter where you go and what you do in America, you turn the tele on and you're confronted with violence"
Steve Irwin, Scientist
Small: My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlif
"My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife"
Steve Irwin, Scientist
Small: Crikey means gee whiz, wow!
"Crikey means gee whiz, wow!"
Steve Irwin, Scientist
Small: Well, theres nothing strange about Americans as a whole. But, Angelinos are different!
"Well, there's nothing strange about Americans as a whole. But, Angelinos are different!"
Paul Hogan, Actor
Small: I have respect for beer
"I have respect for beer"
Russell Crowe, Actor
Small: My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just f
Portia de Rossi
"My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later"
Portia de Rossi, Actress
Small: I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time
Portia de Rossi
"I want young people to see me and think you can be feminine and smart and successful, all at the same time"
Portia de Rossi, Actress
Small: I really never stopped thinking about Ellen, because I just havent felt that kind of energy with anyone in my
Portia de Rossi
"I really never stopped thinking about Ellen, because I just haven't felt that kind of energy with anyone in my life"
Portia de Rossi, Actress
Small: I did a lot of fast talking as a youth I was pretty good at it. I was never talked into it - I was always the
Portia de Rossi
"I did a lot of fast talking as a youth; I was pretty good at it. I was never talked into it - I was always the one doing the talking"
Portia de Rossi, Actress
Small: Isnt it amazing the way the future succeeds in creating an appropriate past?
"Isn't it amazing the way the future succeeds in creating an appropriate past?"
John Leonard, Poet
Small: When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a
"When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building"
Rod Taylor, Actor
Small: You know some people say that you make watches or perfume bottles, its all different things
"You know some people say that you make watches or perfume bottles, it's all different things"
Marc Newson, Designer
Small: Now Im doing more snowboarding but I have to get back into surfing again
"Now I'm doing more snowboarding but I have to get back into surfing again"
Marc Newson, Designer
Small: In Japan, Australia, and England there is such a strong youth culture
"In Japan, Australia, and England there is such a strong youth culture"
Marc Newson, Designer
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