Guy Pearce

Growing up, I was a kid pretending to be an adult. ”

The thrill of coming home has never changed. ”

I tend to project my father figure onto any director that I'm working with, or mother, if I'm working with a female, or it can be confused. ”

I am geared towards communicating on a female level. ”

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making. ”

It's hard to pinpoint why all of a sudden a group of Australian films will be doing well and why they perhaps are better made than some from the past. ”

I always look at films as real stories with real people in real situations. That's why I struggle with the whole notion of calling someone the 'good guy' or the 'bad guy', because I think we all have potential to do good things and all have the potential to do bad things. ”

I just can't talk about things before I do them, because just for me... I give energy away before I've put energy into the job. ”

Having a partner who has nothing to do with Hollywood helps keep things in perspective. ”

I'm constantly trying to be as original as I can. ”