Cliff Curtis

I ate fantastic Italian food in Croatia, which you wouldn't expect. The food in Istanbul was amazing. I never would've expected that and the food, I guess you're learning something about me, the food in Prague, they're very, very heavy meat eaters, like, a lot of meat, which is great. ”

As an actor... at some point you've got to forget that the crew's there in order to do your job. ”

While I respect my cousin Annette Sykes' commitment in engaging in the political process, I do not endorse or support any political party. ”

I was a manual labourer. I figured out really early on that the value of my life could be determined by my hourly rate as a manual labourer digging holes. ”

I don't play bad guys. I think that's why I keep getting cast as bad guys: because I don't want to play bad guys. I want to play human beings that struggle with life. ”

As an actor, you've got to have faith in the director's vision, that the director has a vision for this that is greater than the critics say. ”

I believe in collaboration, which is why I work with others to make positive contributions of consequence, and why I have made a very clear and unwavering commitment to remain absolutely apolitical. ”

My priority in life is my whanau, followed by my work as an artist, which has blessed me with the ability to provide opportunities working with others to advance the well-being of Maori. ”

I put on close to 60 pounds for 'Genesis,' an independent movie from New Zealand. ”

I take the responsibility of playing another ethnicity very, very seriously, and I promise myself and those people that I will represent them with as much dignity and integrity as I can muster. ”