“Every building you come out of, there is a parasite there exercising his constitutional right to make money out of being a parasite, trying to take your photo. Frankly, folks, I go to work, I do my job. I really concentrate, and if you go to the cinema, pay your money and have a good time. That's the end of it, as far as I'm concerned.” IfsTryingEndsJobsPayBuildingExerciseConcernedFolksMaking MoneyCinemaGood TimesHaving A Good TimeParasites Author:Russell Crowe
“If there's anything about someone's life that's important enough to make a movie about it, I have to take responsibility to get all of it right. It's a huge responsibility.” IfsImportantEnoughResponsibilityHugeTaking Responsibility Author:Russell Crowe
“I always say I've given 24 insufficient performances and I'm looking forward to the time in my life when I'll do something that I think is good. There's always stuff you can do better, stuff that maybe you didn't uncover enough. But if you do something that you truly believe is perfect, then that's got to be the last movie you do.” IfsThinkingBelieveEnoughLastsGivenStuffCan DoPerfectPerformancesLooking ForwardInsufficient Author:Russell Crowe
“If you actually read the Bible, you can see there's a whole lot more information in there than the way we interpret the Bible. Because there are single lines in the Bible where if you just take them at face-value, they don't make any sense whatsoever in the world we see, we know, and we understand.” IfsKnowsWorldWayWholeFacesValuesLinesInformationFace ValueSingle Line Author:Russell Crowe
“I do occasionally wonder, if you were to bring to life one of those young men who sacrificed themselves in what was advertised to them as the Great War, and the war to end all war, and show them that we're still engaged in armed conflict in the same area, I'm not sure that they would be pleased about what their sacrifices amounted to.” IfsMenStillsWarEndsShowsWould BeYoungWonderSacrificeConflictAreasYoung ManNot SureEngagedGreat WarArmed Conflict Author:Russell Crowe
“Sport for me is about inspiring kids. Here's the rules, here's the play area, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. This is all about teaching kids how to approach life. If we're not playing sport to benefit kids, I'm not really sure why we play sport.” IfsSometimesPlayKidsWinningSportsLosesTeachingBenefitsApproachAreasPlaying SportsTeaching Kids Author:Russell Crowe
“If you're a certain type of actor, then eventually stepping into a director's shoes is a natural transition. I've always been the actor who's very focused on the narrative, where my character is in the story, and how I can benefit the story. I've always had a technical aspect of what the lens is, how the camera is going to move, how I can feed the information the director applies within that move. If you're that type of actor, narrative-based, technically proficient, the next step is actually not that far.” IfsI CanCharacterStoriesMovingCertainNextActorsNaturalStepsInformationTypeDirectorsBenefitsAspectCamerasShoesFocusedNarrativeTransitionLensesNext Steps Author:Russell Crowe
“If I'm creating the composition, it's easier for me as an actor because I've just cut out the middle man. Because I've created the composition and now I'm in it, I already know exactly what I want to get out of it. So, bang!” IfsKnowsMenWantActorsCuttingMiddleEasierCreatingCompositionBangs Author:Russell Crowe
“Australians and New Zealanders don't talk about Gallipoli in terms of invasion. I started talking about it and using that word and at first there were a few people who were getting upset in the same way that in any country, if you work for a newspaper you know exactly the dude you can go and talk to get a knee-jerk reaction when it comes to something to do with the military.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayFirstsCountryTermTalkingMilitaryNewspapersReactionsKneesUpsetInvasionJerkGallipoliKnee Jerk Reactions Author:Russell Crowe
“I think that if there are problems in journalism they're created by journalists... the trivialisation of the news and the sort of snyed, cynical allowance of untruth to be in a newspaper because it might be titillating.” IfsThinkingProblemMightNewsNewspapersJournalismJournalistCynicalUntruthAllowance Author:Russell Crowe
“I think if there's some kind of crisis in news journalism... a crisis of credibility, then it's been created by journalists. I'm empathetic, I understand it and I see it, but I'm not sympathetic about it. If you want people to think of journalism with higher regard then do better work.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantKindHigherNewsRegardCrisisJournalismJournalistCredibilitySympatheticEmpathetic Author:Russell Crowe
“My definition [of genius] would be about being completely involved in your art form. So that's outside of sciences. Within the arts it's about taking people on a journey, being able to involve me completely-whether you're singing a song, whether it's in the theater, whether you're dancing-if you can make me forget I'm sitting in a seat, that's my definition of genius.” PeopleIfsArtWould BeAbleFormSongForgetJourneyGeniusInvolvedSingingSittingTheaterDancingDefinitionsSeats Author:Russell Crowe
“Even though Noah is in the Koran as well. But we knew going into this project that you can't make stories or render images about the Prophet. But I do believe people are missing out if they don't have the choice to see this film.” PeopleIfsBelieveWellsStoriesFilmChoicesMissingProjectsProphetMissing Out Author:Russell Crowe
“In my life there were times when dreams have nothing to do with reality, but obviously they were prophetic dreams. And I know that if we look closely and listen carefully, we can see the supernatural signs that determine our future. We all meet with various everyday difficulties and overcoming them, we grow and develop.” IfsKnowsLooksDreamRealityGrowsOvercomingDifficultyEverydayDetermineVariousOur FutureProphetic Author:Russell Crowe
“If you grow up ... in the suburbs of anywhere, a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable, this moment is directly connected to those childhood imaginings. And for anybody who's on the downside of advantage, and relying purely on courage, it's possible.” IfsKindMomentsDreamSeemsGrowsGrowing UpChildhoodAdvantageConnectedSuburbsUnattainable Author:Russell Crowe
“If you live like it’s the past and you behave like it’s the past, then guys from the future find it very hard to see you.” IfsHardPastGuyBehave Author:Russell Crowe
“If I don't get the goose-bump factor when I'm reading it than I can't do it.” IfsI CanReadingFactorsBumpsGeese Author:Russell Crowe
“I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call.” IfsGivingShouldDemandEmsInsecureUp To YouSelectHeadlines Author:Russell Crowe
“I'd move to Los Angeles if New Zealand and Australia were swallowed up by a tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack.” IfsMovingEnglandWaveAustraliaLos AngelesContinentsPlagueNew ZealandMartiansTidal WavesBubonic PlagueAustralia And New Zealand Author:Russell Crowe
“I'm sick to death of famous people standing up and using their celebrity to promote a cause. If I see a particular need, I do try to help. But there's a lot that can be achieved by putting a cheque in the right place and shutting up about it.” PeopleIfsNeedsTryingHelpingHumorInspirationCausesParticularFameStandingSickInsightChecksRight Place Author:Russell Crowe
“I don't know if I was ever looking for this kind of success- it came along as a by-product of concentrating on what I was doing.” IfsKnowsKindProductsFameConcentrating Author:Russell Crowe
“I want to make movies that pierce people's hearts and touch them in some way, even if it's just for the night while they're in the cinema; in that moment, I want to bring actual tears to their eyes and goosebumps to their skin.” PeopleIfsWayWantHeartMomentsEyeNightTearsSkinsCinemaThat MomentPierceGoosebumps Author:Russell Crowe
“My days, if they start in the morning with a cuddle from my son, are just so much more glorious than they were prior to that.” IfsMorningSonGloriousMy Son Author:Russell Crowe
