“I missed the whole thing [X-files series]. And I know it went for nine seasons, and I think I saw bits and pieces of it in maybe season seven or eight or something, and then was very busy doing whatever else, stand-up comedy and stuff throughout the world. Now I'm watching the show right from the beginning.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWholeShowsStuffBitsSawsComedyPiecesSeasonsSeriesSevenBusyEightNineFilesStand Up ComedyBits And PiecesX Files Author:Rhys Darby
“I've had a couple of ghost experiences, but I'm not a big fan of the spiritual side of things, of the ghost type thing. I don't know why, maybe it freaks me out a bit, or I'm more into tangible, physical beings rather than things that can pass through walls.” KnowsBigsSpiritualBitsSidesFansWallTypeCoupleGhostFreakTangible Author:Rhys Darby
“In New Zealand we had this colossal squid, which was discovered just off the shores of New Zealand, between New Zealand and Antarctica back in 2003. It's the biggest squid ever found, and I know that there's things living down in the depths of the ocean that do explain the Kraken - you know, these giant things that people saw back in the day, that could take ships down - and so I know that there's stuff out there, and I like the idea that we haven't solved everything yet.” PeopleKnowsIdeasFoundStuffSawsHavensOceanDown AndDepthShipsGiantsShoreNew ZealandColossalBack In The DayAntarcticaSquidsKraken Author:Rhys Darby
“I think that's one of the reasons people love The X-Files, because most people do believe that there's something else going on that we don't know, because life is just too bizarre to be the way it is.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayBelieveReasonLife IsBizarreFilesX Files Author:Rhys Darby
“One time we stayed at a B&B, and there were a couple of hippies who had this nice little area and they let us sleep in their beds that they had in the back.Then the woman suggested we go out and lie on some cushions and look up at the stars and look for UFOs and she said, "You know, I do this all the time," and I was like, "Okay..." So there we are, lying there next to this amazing loch, and we're looking up in the stars and I don't really know what I was expecting, but to see some sort of metallic object.” KnowsLooksLittlesSaidLyingNextStarsSleepNiceObjectsCoupleBedAreasOkayLook UpOne TimeExpectingHippieUfoCushionsMetallic Author:Rhys Darby
“Greatest American Hero, I really dug that as a kid, because it had an alienation to it, where he was given a gift and didn't know why, and yet he was forced to do something with it and he was very much an out-of-place character who was trying to cope with his own surroundings, and I can kind of relate to that guy.” KnowsTryingKindI CanCharacterKidsGuyGivenHeroRelateSurroundingsAlienationThat GuyAmerican Hero Author:Rhys Darby
“MacGyver of course, that's probably my favorite show of all time, because it was a guy who was so, so smart and could use his wits, and his technical know-how could get him out of any situation. There's something about the adventurer aspect of that show that I loved, that he went on all these great missions and saved people without having to use guns or anything like that. And I think that show might even be coming back, too.” PeopleThinkingKnowsUseShowsMightGuyCoursesSituationKnow HowSmartGunAspectMy FavoriteMissionsSavedWitAll TimeComing BackAdventurerMacgyver Author:Rhys Darby
“I think some of the big characters, you know, they do these adventures, but they've got something about them, they've got this charisma, and they've got to have a sense of humor. Because whether it be very dry, or very silly, they've got to be likable.” ThinkingKnowsCharacterBigsAdventureSillyDrySense Of HumorCharisma Author:Rhys Darby
“If you're into comedy, you will know what the show is about. We have so many comedy geeks, comedy enthusiasts, fanatical people who go to comedy festivals and follow comedians, and really treat it like rock 'n' roll - which it can be, but more like the geeky rock 'n' roll.” PeopleIfsKnowsShowsComedyRocksTreatsComedianRock N RollFestivalsGeek 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
“I think when I'm cast in things, people take that as part of the package that I would like to have some sort of creative control and they know what I'm capable of, so they let me come on the day with my own ammunition.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMy OwnCreativeCapableLet MeCastsPackagesAmmunition Author:Rhys Darby
“I know as far as things like the Thunderbirds, there's a New Zealand connection. X-Files, my connection there... I mean, it could be zeitgeist. I mean, I'm into the paranormal. I have a podcast about cryptozoology. So it's out there that I'm into weird stuff.” KnowsMeanStuffConnectionsParanormalFilesNew ZealandZeitgeistX FilesWeird Stuff Author:Rhys Darby
“I have a 10 year old boy and a 6 year old boy and the stuff that they watch, it's always... I mean, it could be because we're a funny family, but they love the humor and combining humor with space action, I mean, you know, there's a winner right there.” KnowsYearsMeanActionStuffSpaceBoysWatchesWinnerCombiningFunny Family Author:Rhys Darby
