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title: "2 Temuera Morrison Quotes - Famous Actor"
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# Temuera Morrison

(1960)   Actor

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Temuera Morrison is an actor.

## Quick Facts About Temuera Morrison

Born December 26, 1960

Profession Actor

## About Temuera Morrison

New Zealand actor... \| Temuera Derek Morrison is a New Zealand actor who first gained recognition in his home country for playing Dr. Hone Ropata on the soap opera Shortland Street. He garnered critical acclaim for starring as Jake "The Muss" Heke in the 1994 film Once Were Warriors and its 1999 sequel What Becomes of the

##  Quotes by Temuera Morrison

> [Sometimes I think, 'Oh, I wish I just had a nice job where you're getting a salary.' Just sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temuera-morrison/sometimes-i-think-oh-i-wish-i-just-had-a-nice-job-where-you-re/)

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[Getting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/getting/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a6/temuera-morrison-96756_getting_sometimes-i-think-oh-i-wish-i-just-had-a_1849971.jpg)

> [I'm just a simple man trying to make his way in the universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temuera-morrison/i-m-just-a-simple-man-trying-to-make-his-way-in-the-universe/)

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[His](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/his/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/temuera-morrison-96756_his_i-m-just-a-simple-man-trying-to-make-his_3140798.jpg)

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