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> [I just couldn't imagine hitting a child. But in 'The Slap' it's an extreme situation. You have to ask yourself - would you step in if a child was out of control?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/i-just-couldn-t-imagine-hitting-a-child-but-in-the-slap-it-s-an/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

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## More by Jonathan LaPaglia

> [I have an old car that I've rebuilt myself - a 1973 Dodge Challenger - and I also have a 1967 Pontiac GTO.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/i-have-an-old-car-that-i-ve-rebuilt-myself-a-1973-dodge-challenger/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

> [Acting for me was hard enough without having to think of the accent. And also, when I was auditioning for stuff I would walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/acting-for-me-was-hard-enough-without-having-to-think-of-the-accent/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

> [I thought I was clever by greeting casting agents in my Australian accent and then switching to an American one during the performance. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/i-thought-i-was-clever-by-greeting-casting-agents-in-my-australian/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

> [I just couldn't imagine hitting a child. But in 'The Slap' it's an extreme situation. You have to ask yourself - would you step…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/i-just-couldn-t-imagine-hitting-a-child-but-in-the-slap-it-s-an/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

> [Shortly after I started working as a doctor, I decided to listen to the voice inside me before it was too late. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/shortly-after-i-started-working-as-a-doctor-i-decided-to-listen-to/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

> [When I was at school, you had to choose; there was a lot of pressure to assimilate. You were an Aussie, or you were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/when-i-was-at-school-you-had-to-choose-there-was-a-lot-of-pressure-to/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

> [In primary school I was terrible. I don't think I was particularly well behaved in high school, but I started to apply myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/in-primary-school-i-was-terrible-i-don-t-think-i-was-particularly/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

> [I think it's unreasonable to expect kids at 17 to know what they want to do with the rest of their lives. And actually,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/i-think-it-s-unreasonable-to-expect-kids-at-17-to-know-what-they-want/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

> [As an actor, you want new challenges. U.S. TV can be very formulaic. So when something gets a reaction, as 'The Slap' has, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/as-an-actor-you-want-new-challenges-u-s-tv-can-be-very-formulaic-so/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

> [The movie industry has collapsed into two types of film - the $100 million blockbuster or the small independent film of $1 million or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/the-movie-industry-has-collapsed-into-two-types-of-film-the-100/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

> [Unfortunately, I have two facets to my makeup, and that is both scientific and artistic. By doing medicine, I was only answering one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lapaglia/unfortunately-i-have-two-facets-to-my-makeup-and-that-is-both/)

[Jonathan LaPaglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lapaglia/)

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