Russell Crowe Quotes

Australian - Actor Born: April 7, 1964

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There's an ease that I have living in Australia. The best things about Sydney are free: the sunshine's free, and the harbour's free, and the beach is free. Russell Crowe

Best, Sunshine, Beach, Free, Australia

I have respect for beer. Russell Crowe

I lost my front tooth in rugby league when a fat guy from Bellevue Hill kicked me in the face as I got up from a tackle to mark him. I made this decision not to cap the tooth because I thought it was false. But I didn't make any movies as a teenager, and I had a very hard time with girls and stuff. Russell Crowe

Time, Decision, Me, Face, Thought, Fat

War isn't just about bravery and courage and jingoism and patriotism. It's also fundamentally about grief. And the people that go and do the fighting and the dying are never the people who actually benefit from the fighting and the dying. Russell Crowe

Courage, War, Grief, Patriotism, People

God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia. Russell Crowe

God, Queen, America, New, Australia

I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated. Russell Crowe

Plan, Matter, Person, Like, Attractive

I respond in the moment which is what makes me a good actor. Russell Crowe

Good, Moment, Me, Respond, Good Actor

If you put 20 cents in me and ask me to talk about South Sydney, I'll play all night. Russell Crowe

Me, Night, Play, You, Sydney, Talk

South Sydney is a very complicated and wonderful place. You have some of the most expensive bits of real estate in the country and a large percentage of government housing. Russell Crowe

Government, Place, Real Estate, You

The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can. Russell Crowe

Work, People, Me, Down, Criticism, I Can

People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused. Russell Crowe

Time, People, Me, Focused, Arrogant

There's nothing like sitting back and talking to your cows. Russell Crowe

Back, Sitting, Talking, Nothing, Cows

I'd like to play passionate women, but no one will let me. Russell Crowe

Women, Me, Play, Will, Passionate, Like

For filmmakers who've made multiple movies, they have experience, but they only have experience of themselves as a filmmaker. Whereas I'm bouncing around from different skill sets: the organizational ability of Ridley Scott to the precision of a Ron Howard to the artistic sensibilities of a Peter Weir... to the scope of a Tom Hooper. Russell Crowe

Experience, Movies, Skill, Different

Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip. Russell Crowe

Losing, Moments, Everyone, Like, Grip

You don't want to be the guy whose back's to the camera in the emotional part of the movie. So, you have to be aware of the camera movement and what the camera's doing. Russell Crowe

Doing, Camera, You, Back, Want, Movement

The Americans love Aussies, but they're actually quite afraid of us at the same time because they think we're insane. Then they see our sports - league, union, and AFL - and that makes them even more worried. Russell Crowe

Love, Time, Sports, Think, See, Same

If there's anything about someone's life that's important enough to make a movie about it, I have to take responsibility to get all of it right. It's a huge responsibility. Russell Crowe

Life, Responsibility, Enough, Important

I've been voted one of Australia's 50 national treasures. I've even had my face on an Australian stamp - the only non-Australian to do so, apart from the Queen, of course. Russell Crowe

Queen, Face, Australia, Only, Australian

If there is no blood on the line, it is not rugby league. Russell Crowe

Blood, Rugby, Line, League

I'd move to Los Angeles if New Zealand and Australia were swallowed up by a tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack. Russell Crowe

Wave, Los Angeles, Australia, Africa, Up

I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into 'things that I like' and 'things that I must do.' You're only here for a short time, mate. Learn to like it. Russell Crowe

Life, Time, People, Sorry, Short, You

If I don't get the goose-bump factor when I'm reading it than I can't do it. Russell Crowe

Reading, Get, Than, Factor

I don't play chess with my life, ya' know. Russell Crowe

Life, My Life, Know, Play, Chess, Ya

I was too kind of brave and proud to want a dialect coach because I thought that showed weakness in my armor. But then you just learn it's a more efficient way of doing it. A dialect coach is really important because it takes a certain technical responsibility off your shoulders. Russell Crowe

Responsibility, Brave, Proud, Weakness

It is important to dress for success. Russell Crowe

Success, Dress, Important

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