Russell Crowe

Reality is, I’m an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn’t know what to do with another profession.

God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia.

I like villains because there’s something so attractive about a committed person – they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They’re motivated.

There’s nothing like sitting back and talking to your cows.

When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents.

Some of the things you read you get an immediate reaction to so I’ve stopped reading things now. I do worry about my family though. Some people do try some nasty things to get at them and try and get a reaction from them.

I have respect for beer.

If I don’t get the goose-bump factor when I’m reading it than I can’t do it.

I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into ‘things that I like’ and ‘things that I must do.’ You’re only here for a short time, mate. Learn to like it.

People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I’m not arrogant, I’m focused.

I don’t make demands. I don’t tell you how it should be. I’ll give you options, and it’s up to you to select or throw ’em away. That should be the headline: If you’re insecure, don’t call.

The important thing to me is that I’m not driven by people’s praise and I’m not slowed down by people’s criticism. I’m just trying to work at the highest level I can.

Like everyone else, I’ve had moments when I’ve felt that I’ve been losing my grip.

I’m destined to be attracted to those I cannot defeat.

Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I’ve not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat.

I’d move to Los Angeles if New Zealand and Australia were swallowed up by a tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack.

There has to be a mathematical explanation for how bad that tie is.