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Time & Perspective Quote by Richard Roxburgh

"I have to say. I kind of love all that stuff - those physical challenges. I guess there will come a time when I'll get sick of it but at this stage, I just like it all"

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There is a quietly strategic modesty in Roxburgh's shrugging enthusiasm: "I kind of love" and "at this stage" are hedges that keep the statement likable, not macho. He isn't selling himself as a daredevil; he's positioning physical challenge as a current appetite, the way you might talk about loving late nights in your twenties while admitting your future self will probably revolt. That self-aware time stamp does a lot of work. It makes the passion feel honest, and it preempts the eye-roll that often meets actors talking about stunts as if they were athletes.

The subtext is about legitimacy and craft. Physical challenges in acting are never just "stuff"; they're a credibility currency in an industry where bodies are part of the performance and where audiences increasingly expect a seamless blend of character work and kinetic spectacle. By framing it as enjoyment rather than obligation, Roxburgh suggests agency: he's not enduring discomfort for the brand, he's chasing the problem-solving thrill that comes with choreography, endurance, and controlled risk. It's pleasure with a professional edge.

Context matters, too: for an actor of his generation, this reads as a quiet rebuttal to the idea that action and physicality belong to younger stars or franchise machines. He leaves room for aging without dramatizing it, acknowledging the arc without pretending he's above it. The line lands because it's candid, unsentimental, and just vain enough to be human: a working actor admitting he still likes testing the limits while he can.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Roxburgh, Richard. (2026, January 16). I have to say. I kind of love all that stuff - those physical challenges. I guess there will come a time when I'll get sick of it but at this stage, I just like it all. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-to-say-i-kind-of-love-all-that-stuff--131370/

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Roxburgh, Richard. "I have to say. I kind of love all that stuff - those physical challenges. I guess there will come a time when I'll get sick of it but at this stage, I just like it all." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-to-say-i-kind-of-love-all-that-stuff--131370/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I have to say. I kind of love all that stuff - those physical challenges. I guess there will come a time when I'll get sick of it but at this stage, I just like it all." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-to-say-i-kind-of-love-all-that-stuff--131370/. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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Richard Roxburgh (born January 1, 1962) is a Actor from Australia.

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