I always had a fantasy of being a chef, because I like kitchen life.
Geoffrey Rush

I did not want to put myself on the line, as an Australian playing Britain's greatest comic actor. The fans of Sellers are obsessive, possessive - and aggressive. I did not want to risk their anger - or my own reputation.
Geoffrey Rush

I often thought I was in the wrong business. I was pretty seriously thinking of tossing it in before I shot Shine. I do not know why. I was pretty restless, I had been through a bad period of stress induced anxiety - panic attacks - and I was not sure of what I wanted to do.
Geoffrey Rush

It's their story, and I got to be the guy in the back while they were in the foreground.
Geoffrey Rush

My eye muscles hurt now when I read our MasterCard bill.
Geoffrey Rush

People are intrigued and fascinated, almost obsessed with the private lives of great public personalities.
Geoffrey Rush

This is what happens when you are on the wrong side of 40. Young adults, who could be your children, are now working with you. I was playing their parents or mentor. I started to think: Oh, I am not part of that group any more.
Geoffrey Rush

When people come to me and tell me I was terrific in this or that, I do not want to fall flat on my face the next time. But, tough, I have fallen flat before. You just get up and dust yourself off.
Geoffrey Rush

Yes, anally retentive men are my forte!
Geoffrey Rush