“I was in the New Zealand army for like four years, the exact period of when it was on the air, so I never saw it.” YearsSawsFourAirPeriodsArmyFour YearsNew Zealand Author:Rhys Darby
“I guess, on my list, going back to some old American stuff and British stuff that I used to love in the '80s, would be a British show called Dad's Army, which recently just turned into a movie.” ShowsWould BeUsedStuffDadArmyBritishLists80sUsed To Love Author:Rhys Darby
“['Dad's Army' show]was a military thing but also very funny, so it's kind of the two things that I experienced by being a soldier, and I found it very humorous then and there, because of the juxtapositions [and] me and my emotional state.” KindTwoStatesShowsFoundMilitaryEmotionalDadHumorousArmySoldierTwo ThingsJuxtaposition Author:Rhys Darby
“What Taika [Watiti] still bring to it [Hunt for the Wilderpeople], it really sums up what life is like in New Zealand, or what our sensibilities, our sense of humor, how we come together, how easy it would be, feels like. You know, we have a small population and so you know the bizarreness of the police getting involved in this manhunt, how the men... And then eventually, the army all get intwines.” KnowsMenFeelsStillsWould BeTogetherLife IsEasyHe ManLike YouInvolvedArmyPolicePopulationSense Of HumorSensibilityHuntsLife Is LikeNew Zealand Author:Rhys Darby
