Brendan Fraser Quotes

Saigon is hot, full of atmosphere, activity, and commerce.

Elizabeth Hurley and I had a lot of fun together. She's a very beautiful, confident woman.

As a young man I prayed for success. Now I just pray to be worthy of it.

I don't believe that wishing works. I think we get the things we work for.

I guess darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos. I believe in that. I think that's the basis of Greek mythology.

Most people go, I wish for world peace. But chaos has a place in balancing out the light and the dark in the world. I don't know if I would wish for world peace.

I wish I could have 25,000 years of my personal family history documented in a very powerful computer or a CD-ROM that I could just pop in and my computer would never crash

Maybe my caveman ancestors invented the wheel or something. I'm not sure.

Careers go in cycles. I've plateau-ed. I've been at the bottom of the ocean... You win some, you lose some.

To swing or not to swing? Swing.

In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass.

I have so much satisfaction in my life. I have a beautiful wife and the great stimulation of an interesting career. I'm the most happy fellow that I know.

All you have to do is just believe in what's there; then, the audience will, too.

I mean, it was a mummy movie. It was a good film independent of its source. It that looks like Lawrence of Arabia on steroids in a lot of ways.

They had a hard time miking me in my loin cloth, I mean, where were they gonna tape it?

Of course I was a dork, but that's OK. Because all the coolest people I know were dorks.

George of the Jungle is a cartoon. He's a guy who swings around on a vine all day. Are you not buying that?

The test audience holds a great deal of power in the process of filmmaking in the United States.

I always approach comedy roles pretending they aren't funny.

Ian McKellen is brilliant with research. I paid really close attention to the sources he goes to. He's a very, very intelligent man.

Graham Greene, as I understand it, was quite outspoken in his criticism of American foreign policy.

As sophisticated as the technology gets, the less sophisticated you have to become as an actor.

I think you have to show homage to creators.

Horrible things happen, but were they horrible? No, they were just circumstances of the world.

I recently watched Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies, and it wasn't a favorite film. Then I saw the one that was made in 1990, which in my opinion didn't match up to the original.

I was molded, spent my time underneath a lot of goo. And then the bits and pieces were sculpted. It took probably 10 days to create each character after all those camera tests.

I believe you have a responsibility to comport yourself in a manner that gives an example to others. As a young man, I prayed for success. Now I pray just to be worthy of it.

I wish the rock 'n' roll scene to be back in.

I would act whether or not I was paid. I would be involved in ensemble groups. I would have the desire to tell stories.

What if Shakespeare had had a test audience for Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet?

I remember thinking, I want to work for the camera.

I wish I could go home. I've been on the road since May. I wonder if my dogs still remember me

I've been grateful enough, smart enough to take the work with Ian McKellen in Gods And Monsters.

I suppose if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately.

The other day, when my 4-year-old saw a flowering tree and said, "Daddy, it's raining petals," that was poetry that just melted my heart into a mushy, yummy Fudgsicle.

You should do everything as if it's the last time you might ever do it. Because, you know, it may be.

Embrace your dorkdom or rail against it. The choice is yours.

Burroughs was never really that pleased with the way popular culture and society treated his character. He tried to make a few movies of his own as a result, but they weren't very good.

I wanted to have the opportunity to travel to Vietnam and Sydney, and have the chance to work there.

I still don't understand the music industry that much. Everything I learned was from hanging out with rock musicians in studios. I certainly have respect for those who make music their livelihood.

I'm starting to judge success by the time I have for myself, the time I spend with family and friends. My priorities aren't amending; they're shifting.

I wish I could go home. I've been on the road since May. I wonder if my dogs still remember me.