Benedict Samuel

Good films that get made are so few and far between. I want to write and direct more, but only so I can keep a fresh perspective. ”

I actually built my own dining table back home in Australia. It's a secret hobby of mine that I weirdly find transfixing. ”

I want to write more and direct more, but only so I can keep practising my craft and be involved in the projects that really interest me. ”

There's a really great feeling among the Australians in Hollywood. There's so many of us, and we all support each other, and it's a really nice feeling, being able to sit back and see so many people doing so well. ”

I don't really create things externally; I'm not that kind of actor. ”

You don't know when things are going to happen, so I don't think you should be waiting around for them, so I'm interested in making stuff and being in that stuff - that's what my focus is. ”

What motivates me is not staying still. I want to be busy, and I think too many good actors are left by the wayside through no fault of their own, but because there aren't necessarily enough opportunities out there. ”

On the street, people think I'm a guitar-carrying band member with a rock-n'-roll lifestyle, but the closest I have ever got to being one is probably lip-synching. ”

I really admire Mark Ruffalo and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Vincent Gallo, for example, who writes and directs and acts in his own films. ”

When you have quick scenes, it becomes difficult to ascertain where your character fits and where they're going. I always enjoy scenes that have a movement to them. ”