Ryan Kwanten Quotes

Australian - Actor Born: November 28, 1976

I don't necessarily find superheroes in general, for me, that appealing. I'd much prefer to play, if I was to be cast in a superhero film, I'd prefer to play the villain because there's a reason, there's a motive behind their madness. Ryan Kwanten

Play, Reason, Behind

One of my favorite actors is Paul Newman. He could tell so much with a single look, whereas some actors would need an entire five page monologue to give off the feeling of what he could say with just a single look. Ryan Kwanten

Some, Paul Newman, Newman

I'm drawn to a good story, really, as I hope most people are. For me, it's the story that's going to stay with you eventually, not necessarily the genre. I go to watch a film because of the story, not because it was a Western or a comedy. Ryan Kwanten

Hope, Good Story, Eventually

I love acting, so it's easy when you have a passion for it. I've always found the harder you work, the luckier you get. Ryan Kwanten

Work, Love, Always

I still take losing out very seriously. But it inspires me that much more to move on. Quite often in my business, it's not the most talented people that succeed. Because they don't necessarily have the tenacity to deal with rejection. Ryan Kwanten

Deal, Very, Necessarily

I never want to be that guy at a dinner table saying, 'I wish I could have dessert.' I actually went through a stage when I would order dessert first. Ryan Kwanten

I Wish, Through, Could

That's something lacking in a lot of modern-day families - just talking. It's almost a lost art form. Ryan Kwanten

Art, Almost, Modern-Day

I've been known to turn up drunk at triathlons and do very well. I'm more of a heat-of-the-moment type of guy. A friend will tell me about something coming up, maybe that weekend, and usually not an abundance of thought goes into my doing it. Ryan Kwanten

Doing, Been, Very

I'm not one of those actors who gets physically fit for a role and then loses it all again. Ryan Kwanten

Again, Role, Then

I'm very rarely in the gym. My workouts are predominantly outside, in nature. Ryan Kwanten

Nature, Very, Workouts

I like to have a hectic schedule. Ryan Kwanten

Schedule, Like, Hectic

I make about two movies a year outside the 'True Blood' schedule. I work on a great show six months a year, then outside that I get to satisfy whatever creative urges I have. It's a great position, especially for a single guy like me. Ryan Kwanten

Year, Show, About

The fact that 'True Blood' affects people in this way is incredible to me - the fact we have to go to such great lengths to hide storylines just proves the cache our show has. Ryan Kwanten

Incredible, Go, Fact

I've been acting for a long time now, but as narcissistic as this sounds - and I don't mean it to sound - every time I see my name up there, there is real sense of pride. Ryan Kwanten

Sound, Been, I See

Fortunately, now I've got myself in a position where things are about story and not money. In my earlier career, it was more about getting my foot in the door and to get enough money to live, to be perfectly honest. Ryan Kwanten

Door, Career, Perfectly

I'm not a big fan of the gym, I do lots of outdoor aerobics - yoga, swimming, running - but I kinda hate talking about it. We have a term in Australia, it makes you sound like a wanker. Ryan Kwanten

Big, Sound, Like

I'm definitely an elbow-room guy. Ryan Kwanten

Guy, Definitely

I used to get a sort of sociophobia, and I still get it sometimes these days when I'm in a confined space with too many people. It's not like I freak out or anything, it's just that I'm far more comfortable in my own company sometimes than being surrounded by one thousand strangers. Ryan Kwanten

Surrounded, Own, Confined

I'm fortunate enough with the surfing to be very much at home at the water - my pulse and heart rate are slower in the water than they are on land. Ryan Kwanten

Surfing, Very, Heart Rate

I really do feel like Los Angeles is my home now and, as cliche as this sounds, I felt like I found myself here and I really know who I am now. There was a long period like I was drifting or floating through life, and now I feel like I have a definitive target - and future. Ryan Kwanten

Through, Here, Long Period

I'm very much a masochist at heart. Ryan Kwanten

Heart, Very, Much

Even on a $100 million film, people will complain that they haven't got enough money and enough time, so that's always going to be an element in filmmaking. Ryan Kwanten

Always, Will, Going

I've always been relatively reserved with my social encounters. Ryan Kwanten

Always, Been, Encounters

I'm glad acting sunk its teeth into me, because now I can't imagine doing anything else. Ryan Kwanten

Doing, Imagine, Sunk

I'm not one of those actors who asks for too many favours. So when I do, people tend to listen. Ryan Kwanten

People, Listen, Many

I'm not really comfortable with who I am to be honest. I feel more free to step into the shoes of somebody else. There's always an element of me in there but, you know, if you give me a script and some clothes I can do anything. But, as Ryan, I'm a bit of a recluse. Ryan Kwanten

Feel, Some, Ryan

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