Hugo Weaving quotes

It's a real pleasure to go to work when you're in the most extraordinary surroundings, and working with people who are young and interested and creatively keen. (Hugo Weaving)
One of the positive aspects from my point of view in terms of lifestyle doing film is that I can say "Well, I'm now going to have three months where I'm just going to hang out and be with the family." View quote
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In a real fight, there ain't no time and you've got to use your wits. If someone were threatening the life of my child, then I'd be a good fighter. If somebody just wanted to steal my wallet, well, maybe I wouldn't worry about it so much. View quote
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Being in the woods at night is a beautiful thing. View quote
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I think I'm a bit of a dreamer. I don't like the reality of life to impinge much on my life. View quote
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We're all outsiders in a way. We're all alone and can become very lonely. View quote
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If the script grabs me and appeals to me, I'm really very keen to work on it. View quote
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I used to have two double espressos a day. I gave that up, had headaches for five days but now I'm feeling great. View quote
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Film has a tendency to be limiting in some way and it shouldn't be. It's a form that can be explored and changed. View quote
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People are more likely to pass me on the street without recognizing me, and that's good. View quote
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I think I'm much less self confident today. I actually went through a quite painful period because of that thinking that I was completely hopeless. But I think that's something that we all go through at various times of our lives and it was quite a sustained thing with me. (Hugo Weaving)
As an actor, to do all sorts of different films is great. View quote
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To me acting originally became an extension of game playing. View quote
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The great thing about stage is that you have a live audience. View quote
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I kind of like the challenge of jumping into totally different spaces and styles and figuring out how to fit in. View quote
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If a film isn't really talking about who we are and what our psychologies are, then we're probably not that interested in it, actually. View quote
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I think any role you need to play not so much transforms but I like to think of it as understanding the psychology of another character. View quote
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I still, by and large, make low-budget Australian films. View quote
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I'm so used to Australian films not getting a release outside Australia. View quote
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I very nearly died. Of course, everyone thought I was acting, even the person doing the strangling. But actually I was dying. Luckily someone noticed the froth coming out of my mouth and knew something was wrong. I wasn't that spooked by the incident. But when they told me I had been out for a while, I wanted to make sure I wouldn't have any long term damage because I didn't know how long the oxygen had been cut off to my brain. But I was fine apart from a couple of rope burns. That's what happens when you take art to extremes. View quote
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I generally find an affinity with a lot of the people I play and I suppose if I didn't feel an affinity for them then they wouldn't be particularly good performances. (Hugo Weaving)
I didn't get my licence because I wasn't allowed to. But I haven't had a seizure for a long time so I could, theoretically, get my licence. But I'm now just so used to not driving, I'm scared of what I'd do. View quote
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I think often in film we limit our imaginations a little - well, quite a lot, actually... things get quite formulaic. View quote
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I keep thinking I should get a phone, because everyone's got one and it becomes increasingly difficult to exist in a society where everyone else has moved ahead and you haven't. View quote
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I do feel like I'm not entirely an insider. View quote
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