JESSE SPENCER

I live in a fantasy world where I think I'm immune to all disease. I don't get sick and haven't had anything major go wrong.

All of my girlfriends have been actors, and I've realized that maybe it's not for me - and find something else outside of the industry.

I admire a lot of actors, but I don't covet people's careers.

Mum decided that I could sing a bit, so she put me in a choir, which I hated, and it was just a nightmare. I was a rebellious sort of choirboy.

I always find music guys writing about love. Think of something else for a change. I'm sorry, but it's been done, and it does work and it's good and all that, but I think something else would be nice.

I love 'Battlestar Galactica;' I was a geeky kid. I was into Dungeons and Dragons. I had the 24-sided dice.

When I was doing 'Neighbours,' I was aiming to go to university, then go to med school, but I realised I could make a better living from acting.

Chicago's like Melbourne - there's a city center, there's public transport, and there's more of a cultural scene.

I started off with violin, then I started learning guitar, then I went to piano. But I self-taught piano just because I enjoyed it. I've always really enjoyed music.

Firefighting inherently is a dangerous occupation.

Open-water swimming scares the hell out of me.

The idea of being charming and really nasty at the same time is a really difficult thing to do.

I want 'Chicago Fire' to go as long as 'SVU.'

I did some good stuff over in the U.K., but I wasn't consistently working. For a while there, I was going, 'Do I really want to do this - should I go back to university?'

Fire looks better at night.

I'd like to see more of Colorado, Utah, and maybe go to Yellowstone. Oh, and I'd like to kayak down the Colorado through the Grand Canyon.

'House' has opened a lot of doors for me. I've met a whole bunch of people and got a whole new bunch of contacts. I've got the golden ticket.

First responders are a resilient lot. They deal with many types of situations and are very good at improvisation in their work.

On vacation in Indonesia, I ran out of skin-colored zinc, so I used green, and locals called me Hulk.

I loved working on 'House,' but I never ever want to do another medical show. It's 'fiddly' stuff.

My first car was a '69 Holden, which is an Aussie car.

In terms of people who we call heroes - and I don't tend to like that term, and firefighters don't consider themselves heroes - but if you look at their job description, they are. Their job is to straight up save people.

I support firefighters.

Eight is my lucky number.

'Chicago Fire' has been a wonderful outlet for me. We're thrown into the gritty streets of Chicago working among actual first responders. They're a wonderful bunch, and the sense of community among Midwesterners is very similar to Australians.