I thought I was clever by greeting casting agents in my Australian accent and then switching to an American one during the performance. But the Australian accent seemed to put them off. Now it's the opposite; they love Australians. And… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
Shortly after I started working as a doctor, I decided to listen to the voice inside me before it was too late. It was now or never, so I decided to explore acting. — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
I have an old car that I've rebuilt myself - a 1973 Dodge Challenger - and I also have a 1967 Pontiac GTO. — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
Acting for me was hard enough without having to think of the accent. And also, when I was auditioning for stuff I would walk… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
I thought I was clever by greeting casting agents in my Australian accent and then switching to an American one during the performance. But… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
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… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
Shortly after I started working as a doctor, I decided to listen to the voice inside me before it was too late. It was… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
When I was at school, you had to choose; there was a lot of pressure to assimilate. You were an Aussie, or you were… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
In primary school I was terrible. I don't think I was particularly well behaved in high school, but I started to apply myself. — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
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,… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
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… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
The movie industry has collapsed into two types of film - the $100 million blockbuster or the small independent film of $1 million or… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, I have two facets to my makeup, and that is both scientific and artistic. By doing medicine, I was only answering one of… — Jonathan LaPaglia Copy Share Image
