Russell Crowe Quotes

Perhaps it is good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart.

I'd move to Los Angeles if New Zealand and Australia were swallowed up by a tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack.

Iceland is fascinating; really an amazing place to visit, and great for a film to go there.

I have respect for beer.

I love going shopping. I have a black belt in it.

There's nothing like sitting back and talking to your cows.

God bless America, God Save the Queen, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia.

I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated.

We can't repay our good luck with bad grace. It invites darkness.

If you live like it’s the past and you behave like it’s the past, then guys from the future find it very hard to see you.

Imagine what you will be, and it will be so.

I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call.

The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can.

When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents.

I hate having long hair. It's like walking around with a dead koala on your back!

Brothers, what we do in life........echoes in eternity.

People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused.

I don't play chess with my life, ya' know.

You need to learn to live with your mistakes. And you need to be in a position to say No once in a while. It's important in life, and it's important for any career that you want to pursue.

If I don't get the goose-bump factor when I'm reading it than I can't do it.

If there's anything about someone's life that's important enough to make a movie about it, I have to take responsibility to get all of it right. It's a huge responsibility.

Some people have got advice, some people have got horror stories. I like people that look you in the eye with a glow and say "It's gonna be cool."

Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship, but I haven't lost her friendship. We still phone each other for a good chat.

You can't understand it until you experience the simple joy of the first time your son points at a seagull and says 'Duck!'

I'm destined to be attracted to those I cannot defeat.

Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip.

My children have never watched any of my films. Charlie knows that daddy makes movies, but he says they are not good enough for him to watch.

I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into 'things that I like' and 'things that I must do.' You're only here for a short time, mate. Learn to like it.

Reality is, I'm an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn't know what to do with another profession.

Do I think Cate Blanchett is the most spectacular creature that ever walked the planet? Yes, I do.

There has to be a mathematical explanation for how bad that tie is.

I never actually expected success, but it doesn't surprise me when it comes because I know how much work I put into what I do.

I'd like to play passionate women, but no one will let me.

In tyranny lies only failure. Empower every man and you will gain strength.

Even bad men love their mommas.

The secret to riches is the same as the secret to comedy - timing.

My bottom line is that I think Ridley Scott is one of the greatest visual artists of our time and I feel very privileged that he wants to work with me, so I go with that flow.

I am a man that has a lot of respect for faith and spirituality. I think it is important that we talk about religion in today's world.

I have to believe I got some kind of say over our lives.

I'm not one of those fellows that is just going to have a psuedo-middling relationship.

The thing about films is you learn new stuff all the time. You think you can get to a point where you've got it all down. But then another, different situation arises.

It's such an intimate experience, being a director, artistically. It's deep and it's satisfying and it's wonderful, on so many levels, but it's also really scary.

My days, if they start in the morning with a cuddle from my son, are just so much more glorious than they were prior to that.

Are you not entertained?

I can rely on me [being a director], unlike some actors. I never got anything less than what I needed from the lead actor.

I have a new horse. I get her to come to me from half a mile away. With just a simple call. That's because she knows that when she's with me, she's taken care of. She trusts me.

I respond in the moment which is what makes me a good actor.

You don't want to be starting a film not knowing what you want to do.

Once you're a parent, male or female, every single thing that happens in your life is seen through the prism of being a parent.

This is possibly the most shameful situation I've ever gotten myself in in my life, and I've done some pretty dumb things in my life. So to actually make a new No. 1 is spectacularly stupid.