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Portrait of Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

(1967) Actor Australia

114 quotes in 517 categories

Here you’ll find 114 lines from Guy Pearce. The set reflects his thoughtful interview answers and occasional humor, offering a snapshot of his public persona.

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Guy Pearce is an actor from Australia.

Quick Facts About Guy Pearce

Born: October 5, 1967
Nationality: Australia
Profession: Actor
Known for: Poor Boy

About Guy Pearce

Guy Edward Pearce is an Australian actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards and eight AACTA Awards.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Quotes by Guy Pearce

I never really enjoyed the fame stuff.

Enjoyed

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I suffer from overheating quite easily.

Easily

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The thrill of coming home has never changed.

Adventure

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I don't have many friends.

Close friends

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Well, I never wear shoes at home. Never.

Home

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Success comes in waves.

Comes

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I'm constantly trying to be as original as I can.

Constantly

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I don't enjoy movies in 3D. I find I can't engage with the story as well.

Enjoy

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Where do you even draw the line between genres?

Between

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You never say never, but I don't think I'd want to do a long-running series.

Long

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It's interesting playing something that the audience doesn't fully know.

Audience

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I'll have a different answer tomorrow that I do today.

Different

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Ultimately the most challenging thing, always, is to just be convincing

Challenges

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You do feel kind of nervous about any film you take on.

Cinema

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I want to bring something different to every film. I get a bit tired of actors who kind of are the same…

Actors

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Doing that hunt scene was really quite demanding. I actually broke a rib during that scene. And then all the scenes after…

Breathing

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I reckon it's more of an external perspective that on some level you really can control and dictate how your career's going…

Career

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When I read something, I want to be surprised. So I read something and go, "Wow, I never, ever would have thought…

Books

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I have a real love of sound and the shape of the sound. I'm a musician, and I'm fascinated with the effects…

Effects

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I think when people are repressing things, or burying things, that can manifest in all sorts of ways.

Burying

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A lot of people are going to hate me for saying this, but one of my least favorite kinds of music, or…

Actor

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I can be fairly optimistic, but I'm probably more a realist, I think. I mean, optimism's an interesting quality, isn't it, because…

Behinds

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I always look at films as real stories with real people in real situations. That's why I struggle with the whole notion…

Bad guy

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There's something about the American sensibility that kind of hails people in the public eye. You have a star system. You have…

America

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I don't really relate to certain blokey men who just want to talk about blokey things. I never really know what to…

About

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The reality is that we have all these awards and all these festivals that give out awards, so you sort of go,…

Award

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If you look at the films that I've done generally, you would probably get an idea of what I'm most interested in,…

Action

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The funny thing is, because I was doing a lot of theater when I was a kid, and a lot of that…

Acting

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I had to put the word out to people that I didn't cost a fortune, and I was prepared to work at…

Afford

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I grew up doing musicals. I've done so many musicals in my life, I kind of got them out of my system.…

Actor

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I've learned from the past that it's important to recharge and get time in-between jobs, and if I can't get time in-between…

Advantage

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Sometimes I'll go for something more because of the story, or more because of the director. But, generally, I have to feel…

Able

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I'm able to lead my life as well as make a film. My wife and my friends and people around me know…

Able

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Well, English is no problem for me because I am actually English. My whole family are English; I was brought up listening…

Accent

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I've done roles before where I've wanted to be buff and sort of fit or whatever. And I like to try and…

Be kind

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I'm far more comfortable in my 40s than I ever was.

Comfortable

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I grew up with such an affinity to cats. I adore the way that they think and operate.

Adore

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I don't believe in God, but the thing I do believe in is that we're all connected.

Believe

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Growing up, I was a kid pretending to be an adult.

Adult

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Men often still expect women to be under their thumb.

Expect

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Guy Pearce by topic

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