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title: "4 Finished Quotes By Eric Bana"
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> [I race historic muscle cars back in Australia, and that's my hobby. And I try to race home as soon as I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/i-race-historic-muscle-cars-back-in-australia-and-that-s-my-hobby-and/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/758/eric-bana-4079_australia_i-race-historic-muscle-cars-back-in-aust_865000.jpg)

> [I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit school and go work on my car. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/i-wanted-to-be-a-mechanic-when-i-was-14-i-wanted-to-quit-school-and/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/eric-bana-4079_car_i-wanted-to-be-a-mechanic-when-i-was-14_2167876.jpg)

> [Yeah I was aware of the book, but hadn't read it. So as soon as I'd finished the script, I got a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/yeah-i-was-aware-of-the-book-but-hadn-t-read-it-so-as-soon-as-i-d/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/eric-bana-4079_boards_yeah-i-was-aware-of-the-book-but-hadn-t_2670587.jpg)

> [By the time I finished comedy, I was really burnt out of it. I had had enough. I don't really have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/by-the-time-i-finished-comedy-i-was-really-burnt-out-of-it-i-had-had/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

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## Other authors on Finished

## More by Eric Bana

> [I always use the analogy that when you go to a jeans store and put on a new pair of jeans, it's a pair…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/i-always-use-the-analogy-that-when-you-go-to-a-jeans-store-and-put-on/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [I've had frustrated storytelling juices that have been lying dormant for a long time, and I guess the documentary was a way of me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/i-ve-had-frustrated-storytelling-juices-that-have-been-lying-dormant/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [I love being at home, being with friends and family. I'm of European stock, brought up in Australia. I'm a passionate guy. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/i-love-being-at-home-being-with-friends-and-family-i-m-of-european/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [Technically speaking, you can build anything out of sand; it doesn't mean you do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/technically-speaking-you-can-build-anything-out-of-sand-it-doesn-t/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [The Israeli accent wasn't one that I was overly familiar with so had to learn from scratch but I was very fortunate I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/the-israeli-accent-wasn-t-one-that-i-was-overly-familiar-with-so-had/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [I would never say never to returning to comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/i-would-never-say-never-to-returning-to-comedy/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [I think there are times when you walk onto a set you can potentially be either intimidated or distracted by what's going on around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/i-think-there-are-times-when-you-walk-onto-a-set-you-can-potentially/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [The reason my kids come to the set is so I can actually see them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/the-reason-my-kids-come-to-the-set-is-so-i-can-actually-see-them/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [I like the unknown. I like mystery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/i-like-the-unknown-i-like-mystery/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [I get inhabited by a character and then you mourn it. There's a period of mourning for me, definitely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/i-get-inhabited-by-a-character-and-then-you-mourn-it-there-s-a-period/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [Abs are for people with no friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/abs-are-for-people-with-no-friends/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [At the beggining of my career, for me the comedy circuit was a combination of desperation and the fact that it was something I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/at-the-beggining-of-my-career-for-me-the-comedy-circuit-was-a/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [I was a fan of the television show as a kid but I wouldn't say that I've followed all the movies or anything like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/i-was-a-fan-of-the-television-show-as-a-kid-but-i-wouldn-t-say-that-i/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [The more I love the character, the harder it is to get it wrong. I have to get to a point that I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/the-more-i-love-the-character-the-harder-it-is-to-get-it-wrong-i-have/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

> [It only seems jarring when you look back on the work I've done. I think if you had to map that out at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bana/it-only-seems-jarring-when-you-look-back-on-the-work-i-ve-done-i/)

[Eric Bana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bana/)

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