“I do have a stunt double because there are certain things that they won't let me do. Like they won't set fire to me. They won't like let me jump off a 20 story building. There are certain big stunts that it's just impossible to get insurance to let me do, but for the most part I'd say I do probably 75% of my stuff.” StoriesBigsCertainStuffFireImpossibleBuildingLet MeGet Insurance Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“I do not think I'm a great talent. I think I'm a medium talent, but I think I understand the business and enjoy the business.” ThinkingEnjoyTalentMediumsGreat Talent Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“I don't know what I'm really good at. I'm really good at sittin' by the pool. I have to work at that. I'm really bad at auditioning.” KnowsPool Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“I'm the son of an everyman. My father is a teacher. He teaches physics at a boys' school in Sydney.” SchoolFatherBoysTeachTeacherSonPhysicsSydneyEveryman Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“It's nice having your work recognized but having people follow you around is kinda weird.” PeopleNice Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“The mecca of filmmaking in the world just so happens to be in America. It's quite simply a case of us just going where the work is.” WorldHappensAmericaActorsCasesMovieFilmmakingMecca Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“I was sort of trained in drama. I went to theater school. I started on the stage. Comedy is absolutely an essential part of what we do as actors. But I think in the grand scheme of things, comedy was born from tragedy. First there was tragedy and then there were the comedies.” ThinkingFirstsSchoolActorsBornComedyStageDramaEssentialsTragedyTheaterSchemes Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“I've always loved, as an Aussie, comedy is part of my life. My friends and I are always ribbing each other and that's how we get through the days. When it comes to cameras rolling and getting that timing right, the only way to do it and do it well is to throw yourself into it.” WayWellsComedyMy FriendsCamerasTimingRollingAussies Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“To have a friend and a comrade as your co-star, especially in a romantic comedy, is really important. It gives you the room. It's easier to give yourself and the other person permission to play.” GivingPersonsImportantPlayStarsRoomsComedyEasierPermissionComrade Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“I really enjoy doing charity, for a good cause, it’s like the least I can do, I really enjoy that stuff. I enjoy giving back.” GivingI CanCausesStuffEnjoyCan DoCharityGiving BackGood Causes Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“Mum’s a musician. She plays piano and has a beautiful voice, so she understands the creative need. Mum lights up when she sees me. Her cheeks go pink – she’s all over me, pulling my hair, pinching my cheeks.” NeedsPlayLightBeautifulVoiceCreativeHairMusicianPianoCheeksMumPullingLight UpPinchingBeautiful Voice Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“It is such a cut throat industry where you get knocked down so much and get rejected so much. If you do not back yourself up, no one else is going to so you really need to learn to get up, shake the sand off your chest and keep going.” IfsNeedsCuttingIndustryGet UpShakesSandKeep GoingChestsThroatRejectedKnocked Down Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“I plead with my Moonlight fans to give this show a chance if they let me give it a chance. I can’t do Moonlight again — it’s finished. The bottom line is that my true fans will follow me where I go.” IfsGivingI CanShowsLinesChanceFansLet MeBottomFinishedBottom LineMoonlightFollow MeGive It A Chance Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“I am a big fan of vampires. I've always been obsessed with the genre, and the beautiful romanticism and erotic kind of nature of the immortal being, the undead who lives on human blood.” HumansKindBigsBeautifulBloodFansObsessionVampireGenreObsessedImmortalEroticRomanticismUndead Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“Losing my anonymity in this world I think is something that I find terrifying.” ThinkingWorldThis WorldLosingScaryAnonymity Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“I write music just for me. I'm certainly not good enough to do it on any kind of a level but I enjoy that time because it's quiet.” WritingKindEnoughEnjoyLevelsQuietGood EnoughNot Good Enough Author:Alex O'Loughlin
