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title: "4 Australian Quotes By Hugo Weaving"
description: "4 Australian quotes by Hugo Weaving. Plus more from Hugo Weaving and more Australian sayings from other authors."
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> [Across the board, Australian films need to have a lot more money spent on selling them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/across-the-board-australian-films-need-to-have-a-lot-more-money-spent/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/hugo-weaving-13899_australian_across-the-board-australian-films-need-t_753110.jpg)

> [I still, by and large, make low-budget Australian films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/i-still-by-and-large-make-low-budget-australian-films/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/146/hugo-weaving-13899_australian_i-still-by-and-large-make-low-budget-aus_947596.jpg)

> [When you're battling against the minds of the studios and the money that can go into promoting larger budget films, it's very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/when-you-re-battling-against-the-minds-of-the-studios-and-the-money/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/hugo-weaving-13899_around-the-world_when-you-re-battling-against-the-minds-o_1219399.jpg)

> [I'm so used to Australian films not getting a release outside Australia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/i-m-so-used-to-australian-films-not-getting-a-release-outside/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/590/hugo-weaving-13899_australia_i-m-so-used-to-australian-films-not-gett_1523428.jpg)

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## More by Hugo Weaving

> [I guess I judge my films by how pleased I am with the work I do, so it's kind of on another level. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/i-guess-i-judge-my-films-by-how-pleased-i-am-with-the-work-i-do-so-it/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [I was on top of Keanu Reeves, he was on his back and I was on my trunk, and I was breathing down his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/i-was-on-top-of-keanu-reeves-he-was-on-his-back-and-i-was-on-my-trunk/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [A lot of people have a fear of Shakespeare. Even actors do. People are like, "Oh, I won't go and see Shakespeare because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/a-lot-of-people-have-a-fear-of-shakespeare-even-actors-do-people-are/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [People are more likely to pass me on the street without recognizing me, and that's good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/people-are-more-likely-to-pass-me-on-the-street-without-recognizing/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [Having agreed to play Elrond, I realized how much had to be worked out about this character: the idea of portraying someone who is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/having-agreed-to-play-elrond-i-realized-how-much-had-to-be-worked-out/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [I used to have two double espressos a day. I gave that up, had headaches for five days but now I'm feeling great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/i-used-to-have-two-double-espressos-a-day-i-gave-that-up-had/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [As an actor, to do all sorts of different films is great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/as-an-actor-to-do-all-sorts-of-different-films-is-great/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [I keep thinking I should get a phone, because everyone's got one and it becomes increasingly difficult to exist in a society where everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/i-keep-thinking-i-should-get-a-phone-because-everyone-s-got-one-and/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [Initially I probably didn't even call it acting, but dressing up or something. As a kid I think you fully imagine the world in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/initially-i-probably-didn-t-even-call-it-acting-but-dressing-up-or/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [I kind of like the challenge of jumping into totally different spaces and styles and figuring out how to fit in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/i-kind-of-like-the-challenge-of-jumping-into-totally-different-spaces/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/i-ve-often-dreamed-about-going-back-to-nigeria-but-that-s-a-very/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [Never send a human to do a machine's job](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/never-send-a-human-to-do-a-machine-s-job/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [I packed coffee once when I lived in Australia, and I just remember going around every day with coffee up my nose and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/i-packed-coffee-once-when-i-lived-in-australia-and-i-just-remember/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [When you're a kid you have this sense of wonder and wholeness and a strong sense of your own identity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/when-you-re-a-kid-you-have-this-sense-of-wonder-and-wholeness-and-a/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

> [I think I'm much less self confident today. I actually went through a quite painful period because of that thinking that I was completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-weaving/i-think-i-m-much-less-self-confident-today-i-actually-went-through-a/)

[Hugo Weaving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-weaving/)

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