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title: "2 Back in the day Quotes By Rhys Darby"
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> [Back in the day, Barry Crump not only had these stories that talked about that kind of rustic personality, but also, he spoke volumes, I guess, of the relationships in the stories that he told in these books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/back-in-the-day-barry-crump-not-only-had-these-stories-that-talked/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/rhys-darby-12111_back-in-the-day_back-in-the-day-barry-crump-not-only-had_406508.jpg)

> [In New Zealand we had this colossal squid, which was discovered just off the shores of New Zealand, between New Zealand and Antarctica back in 2003. It's the biggest squid ever found, and I know that there's things living down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/in-new-zealand-we-had-this-colossal-squid-which-was-discovered-just/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

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## More by Rhys Darby

> [When I was a kid I thought I saw a ghost in the forest when I was on a bush walk, like a walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/when-i-was-a-kid-i-thought-i-saw-a-ghost-in-the-forest-when-i-was-on/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [ I missed the whole thing \[X-files series\]. And I know it went for nine seasons, and I think I saw bits and pieces of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/i-missed-the-whole-thing-x-files-series-and-i-know-it-went-for-nine/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [I'm quite a good reader of people; I like to meet people, and I can tell if they're lying or not, and I've certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/i-m-quite-a-good-reader-of-people-i-like-to-meet-people-and-i-can/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [I was an adult and I was in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I was performing in this cave - they used to bury the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/i-was-an-adult-and-i-was-in-the-edinburgh-fringe-festival-i-was/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [ \['Dad's Army' show\]was a military thing but also very funny, so it's kind of the two things that I experienced by being a soldier,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/dad-s-army-show-was-a-military-thing-but-also-very-funny-so-it-s-kind/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [It's a funny thing because it's what the people say when they come across a ghost situation is that it does freak you out,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/it-s-a-funny-thing-because-it-s-what-the-people-say-when-they-come/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [For anyone who's a fan of the X-files show - I mean, I have the ultimate role. I got to deal with Mulder, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/for-anyone-who-s-a-fan-of-the-x-files-show-i-mean-i-have-the-ultimate/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [Back in the day, Barry Crump not only had these stories that talked about that kind of rustic personality, but also, he spoke volumes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/back-in-the-day-barry-crump-not-only-had-these-stories-that-talked/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [I'm quite a good reader of people; I like to meet people, and I can tell if they're lying or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/i-m-quite-a-good-reader-of-people-i-like-to-meet-people-and-i-can-2/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [One time we stayed at a B&B, and there were a couple of hippies who had this nice little area and they let us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/one-time-we-stayed-at-a-b-b-and-there-were-a-couple-of-hippies-who/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [When there's characters out there that don't have humor, I don't find them as believable, because we all have humor, no matter what level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/when-there-s-characters-out-there-that-don-t-have-humor-i-don-t-find/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [ I get them \[auditions\] from time to time, and I sometimes get auditions for big dramas, and I often think, well, I'm not going… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/i-get-them-auditions-from-time-to-time-and-i-sometimes-get-auditions/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [I do want to come across something, I do want to feel something and see something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/i-do-want-to-come-across-something-i-do-want-to-feel-something-and/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [I am very much into the paranormal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/i-am-very-much-into-the-paranormal/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

> [I think Psycho Sam is closer to the real me in some ways which is frightening to admit, but I guess... I mean, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhys-darby/i-think-psycho-sam-is-closer-to-the-real-me-in-some-ways-which-is/)

[Rhys Darby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhys-darby/)

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