186 Quotes by Guy Pearce

A lot of action characters are a little bit too serious as well. They take themselves a bit too seriously, which I don’t find particularly interesting, whereas I like the fact that there was at least some humor in this because really it’s a piece of entertainment.

I really enjoy doing things that are more subtle and close to home – and literally close to home.

I find it really difficult to even articulate things that I’ve done in the past. I express myself through the characters that I play, not through the articulation of them later.

I went through a period where I just wanted to punch everybody. Since then, I’ve had a lot of therapy and I’ve figured a lot of things out.

Every time you say yes to a film there’s a certain percentage of your yes that has to do with the director, a certain percentage to do with the story, a certain percentage with the character, the location, etc...

I really enjoy a variety of different work, and what I’ve just done may sometimes determine what I choose to do next.

I don’t understand the actor that chooses to play the same role in everything all the time.

I used to work out in the gym a lot when I was younger. I was a competition body builder when I was 16 or something crazy like that for a short period of time. So, the gym is quite familiar and I know what I’m doing there.

I have a real love of sound and the shape of the sound. I’m a musician, and I’m fascinated with the effects of sound, and tone, and pitch and melody and all that sort of stuff.