Grant Bowler

I never talk about a job before the contract is signed and I've shot the first three days. ”

For my money, if I'm playing anything then it has to have some sharp angles on it. It's got to have some edges that you can cut yourself on, otherwise it's boring. ”

I love playing bad guys; they're always much more fun than the good guy. ”

I love working in New Zealand. It's just the most beautiful country I've ever been to. ”

I've actually usually been wary of taking on science fiction as an actor because it's really tough to do. It's really difficult to execute. There's often lots of prosthetics, green screen and special effects, and it can get very technical. ”

Comedy has to be so much cleaner than drama. You can't layer it in the way you can a dramatic performance. Which is why it's more difficult than drama - you don't have so many tricks. ”

I seem to be incapable of playing that guy that always does the right thing, who always responds well in any circumstance. ”

I was born in New Zealand, so I have a lot of family there. ”

A character, their ability or inability to laugh at themselves should always be a very, very conscious choice. It's a very big key to the nature of a human being. ”

Money is tighter now, with the advertising dollar spread a lot more thinly across a whole range of media because of the Internet. It means the television networks have less power to produce shows, and TV is where most Australian actors make their money. ”