Eric Bana Quotes

All I gotta do is my job, do what it is that I bring to the table - that fire - and put the thump on these songs, and everything's gonna work from there.

I hope I can live up to the faith that has been put in me to do a good job.

Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.

Every film for every actor is a make-or-break film. I believe every film has the power to break you or make you. So, an actor will treat every film like his last film. That's the way we need to work, and that's the way you can drum up that passion needed to do good work.

For the past 32 years, I've done nothing outside the entertainment business. I've had some real highs and some real lows, but I love the work so much that I never once thought of quitting.

I love acting and I have a need to do it, even when the business is down.

If you're not passionate about what you want to do, you won't be good at it.

That's the thing, though: It doesn't matter how much you've done or who you've played with. Do you have the passion?

I knew I could live no other way, that the one thing I wanted was to act and do it well.

I think a show can work anywhere if it's done honestly, with integrity, and with confidence.

I'm motivated every second by my work; it doesn't switch off.

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

I've always put myself intensely into my work.

Man, if I made one million dollars I would come in at six in the morning, sweep the stands, wash the uniforms, clean out the office, manage the team and play the games.

I've always said that if you can get the best people who are good at what they do, but more importantly are passionate about what they do, you'll succeed.

Acting isn't a side thing - you have to live and breathe it.

I think you get out of film school what you put into it. If you don't care about making movies, film school will do you no good.

Desire is the first thing a modern dancer should have. Skill can be developed. But if you don't have desire as a modern dancer, forget it.

I was an activist long before I even entertained the possibility of being an actor.

What we do is not going to be successful unless our members care about it.

I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did.

I think the fantasy of being a movie star is more powerful than the reality. So, for me, even if it's not a great film or a great play I'm doing, to know that you went for it. You had an experience that made you grow artistically and personally. What's really satisfying is knowing that you did a good job.

I realized that acting was something I wasn't going to be lazy about. You feel good when you do it well. It is something that can grow in you.

Competition is all in numbers; it's a numbers game, but I looked at it like it's a passion, and it's art.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.