“I get them [auditions] from time to time, and I sometimes get auditions for big dramas, and I often think, well, I'm not going to get that part. This was a big surprise - it was The X-Files.” ThinkingWellsSometimesBigsDramaSurpriseAuditionsFilesX FilesBig Surprises Author:Rhys Darby
“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'm quite a good reader of people; I like to meet people, and I can tell if they're lying or not, and I've certainly had interviews with people in this radio show I've done that swear they've seen things or have had bizarre experiences with creatures, and so I think they're telling the truth.” PeopleIfsThinkingI CanDoneShowsLyingReaderCreaturesRadioInterviewsTelling The TruthSwearBizarre 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
“When I was a kid I thought I saw a ghost in the forest when I was on a bush walk, like a walk through the forest. I saw something weird pass from one side of the track to the other, and it was sort of a white, blurry... it's hard to describe, really, something that was almost see-through but it just moved in front of me. It was definitely something you could tell was there, and it really freaked me out. I think I was probably 10, and I ran all the way home.” ThinkingWayHardHomeKidsSidesWhiteWalksSawsFrontsMovedTrackGhostForestsRanWay HomeBlurry Author:Rhys Darby
“You're thrown to the side and then you think, oh, there's more to life than what we really can just see in front of us. There's something else going on.” ThinkingSidesFrontsThrownMore To Life Author:Rhys Darby
“For anyone who's a fan of the X-files show - I mean, I have the ultimate role. I got to deal with Mulder, I got to talk to him, I had a fight sequence with him. Really for anyone who is a fan of the show, I think I fulfilled a lot of young boys' dreams.” ThinkingMeanShowsDreamYoungFightingDealsBoysRolesFansUltimateFulfilledSequenceFilesX Files 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'd love to be [one of MacGyver's buddies]. I'd watch that one and just think, wow, what a life. Living in Hawaii, driving around in someone's Ferrari, and solving mysteries.” ThinkingWatchesMysteryDrivingWowHawaiiBuddyFerrariLife LivingMacgyver 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
“This particular one was very, very heartwarming and is the relationship of an older man and a young boy that are essentially on the run. And so yeah, as I say, Barry Crump wrote a lot of books and this one got into the hands of Taika Watiti who then writing the screenplay decided to really vamp up if that's the word, or ramp up and modernize certain phrases - getting in the humor. So he added a lot of a real comedy perspective onto it which is what I think the story needed anyway, especially for it to turn into a film. And it worked.” IfsThinkingMenWritingBookRealStoriesHandsRunningFilmYoungCertainTurnsBoysComedyParticularPerspectiveNeededDecidedYeahPhrasesScreenplaysHeartwarmingRampOlder ManVamp Author:Rhys Darby
“I think Psycho Sam is closer to the real me in some ways which is frightening to admit, but I guess... I mean, I'm definitely into the paranormal.” ThinkingWayMeanRealParanormalFrighteningPsychoReal Me Author:Rhys Darby
“I'm not really a conspiracy nut, but I think if I went down a slightly different route in my life instead of meeting and marrying the person I met, I may have gone down this other direction and got myself stuck in my head with my ideas and my thoughts and I'm into UFOs and paranormal subject matter.” IfsThinkingMayPersonsIdeasDifferentMatterGoneSubjectsMetsMeetingsStuckParanormalNutsConspiracyRoutesMy ThoughtsUfoSubject MatterMarrying Author:Rhys Darby
“I think I can relate to this guy [Psycho Sam] that ended up... This desire to go off the grid and live on his own and didn't trust anyone or anything and I guess the thing that saved him in my head was that he had a great sense of humor.” ThinkingI CanDesireGuySavedRelateSense Of HumorThis GuyPsychoGrids Author:Rhys Darby
“The only thing I can say in comparison is when I play comedy characters; I definitely put empathy in right up at the forefront. I think if you believe in someone because you not necessarily feel sorry for them, but you can see how they are the way they are and you can laugh with them, but rather than laugh at them, you are on their side and I think it's” IfsThinkingWayFeelsBelieveI CanPlayCharacterSidesLaughingComedyEmpathySorryComparisonIf You Believe Author:Rhys Darby
“You've got to have a likeability factor, I think, in your comedy characters. If the guy's really, really funny but you just don't like him or her, then you're never going to root for them.” IfsThinkingCharacterGuyComedyRootsFactors 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
