Grant Bowler Quotes
A long-running TV series is a beast in that it demands you stick to one character over a long haul.
I seem to be incapable of playing that guy that always does the right thing, who always responds well in any circumstance.
I love motion capture. I think it's the best thing, ever. It's wonderful. It gives you an incredible freedom to just play things out.
The truth that I know for sure is that I may have an opinion, but I do not know the truth, and the other thing I know for sure is that certainty is the root of all ignorance and the root of all evil.
I don't watch the beginnings of many series, I don't know why, maybe because I'm normally working.
I grew up in Queensland, and my dad was a tradesman and my mum an insurance agent, both self-employed.
When I really get invested in something, the one thing that really disappoints me is when it breaks its own rules.
I never talk about a job before the contract is signed and I've shot the first three days.
I think that the way of bringing realism into fantasy is to treat it as the commonplace.
I pretty much always choose characters. That's what I do. That's what I look for. I look for dynamics in a script and potential.
A character, their ability or inability to laugh at themselves should always be a very, very conscious choice. It's a very big key to the nature of a human being.
Comedy has to be so much cleaner than drama. You can't layer it in the way you can a dramatic performance. Which is why it's more difficult than drama - you don't have so many tricks.
For my money, if I'm playing anything then it has to have some sharp angles on it. It's got to have some edges that you can cut yourself on, otherwise it's boring.
