Quotes of Karl Urban - somelinesforyou

“ I've turned down a lot of stuff. I've read several scripts and said That's not me, I'm not interested in doing that. It's got to be something that inspires me and captures my imagination. I want to be able to say There's a challenge. ”

- Karl Urban

“ I don't see a benefit in accepting every single little morsel of work that comes along because I think in essence what you're doing is you're raping yourself really. ”

- Karl Urban

“ Invest in yourself. It's like being a boxer, you've got to be in training so that when the bell rings, you get your direction you come out of the corner and you're *ready*. Do not let the audition be the first thing you've done in six months. ”

- Karl Urban

“ Invest in yourself. It's like being a boxer, you've got to be in training so that when the bell rings, you get your direction you come out of the corner and you're *ready*. Do not let the audition be the first thing you've done in six months. ”

- Karl Urban

“ I've turned down a lot of stuff. I've read several scripts and said That's not me, I'm not interested in doing that. It's got to be something that inspires me and captures my imagination. I want to be able to say There's a challenge. ”

- Karl Urban

“ That's always an interesting concept when you try to make your dream into a reality and you come up against the facts of exactly what it is you're attempting to do. ”

- Karl Urban

“ That's always an interesting concept when you try to make your dream into a reality and you come up against the facts of exactly what it is you're attempting to do. ”

- Karl Urban

“ It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80's. ”

- Karl Urban

“ Invest in yourself. It's like being a boxer, you've got to be in training so that when the bell rings, you get your direction you come out of the corner and you're *ready*. Do not let the audition be the first thing you've done in six months. ”

- Karl Urban

“ I am in awe, in admiration of the man who Gaius Julius Caesar was. I don't actually do him as the man himself. He is maybe a distant relative. It's hard to approach the real man because he is such an awesome icon. ”

- Karl Urban

“ That is a big danger, losing your inspiration. When I work in film and television I try to do each take a little differently. I never want to do the same thing twice, because then you're not being spontaneous, you're just recreating something. ”

- Karl Urban

“ I decided to have a regular childhood and not pursue until I left school, although I wrote plays, directed plays, and got involved in theatre at school. When I left school I decided that's that I was going to pursue and gave it a crack. ”

- Karl Urban

“ It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80's. ”

- Karl Urban

“ I don't see a benefit in accepting every single little morsel of work that comes along because I think in essence what you're doing is you're raping yourself really. ”

- Karl Urban

“ That's always an interesting concept when you try to make your dream into a reality and you come up against the facts of exactly what it is you're attempting to do. ”

- Karl Urban

“ It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80's. ”

- Karl Urban

“ I did a little theatre work after that and the following year I got another part in a television series. Then it was almost to the end of the year before I got more work. That was coming to terms with the reality of the vocation I had chosen. ”

- Karl Urban

“ It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80's. ”

- Karl Urban

“ It's such a small industry here you inevitably end up working with the same people over and over again. There are only so many actors to go around, which is good for us. ”

- Karl Urban

“ It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80's. ”

- Karl Urban

“ That is a big danger, losing your inspiration. When I work in film and television I try to do each take a little differently. I never want to do the same thing twice, because then you're not being spontaneous, you're just recreating something. ”

- Karl Urban

“ I am in awe, in admiration of the man who Gaius Julius Caesar was. I don't actually do him as the man himself. He is maybe a distant relative. It's hard to approach the real man because he is such an awesome icon. ”

- Karl Urban

“ Invest in yourself. It's like being a boxer, you've got to be in training so that when the bell rings, you get your direction you come out of the corner and you're *ready*. Do not let the audition be the first thing you've done in six months. ”

- Karl Urban

“ I've turned down a lot of stuff. I've read several scripts and said That's not me, I'm not interested in doing that. It's got to be something that inspires me and captures my imagination. I want to be able to say There's a challenge. ”

- Karl Urban

“ That's always an interesting concept when you try to make your dream into a reality and you come up against the facts of exactly what it is you're attempting to do. ”

- Karl Urban

“ It's such a small industry here you inevitably end up working with the same people over and over again. There are only so many actors to go around, which is good for us. ”

- Karl Urban

“ I've turned down a lot of stuff. I've read several scripts and said That's not me, I'm not interested in doing that. It's got to be something that inspires me and captures my imagination. I want to be able to say There's a challenge. ”

- Karl Urban

“ I am in awe, in admiration of the man who Gaius Julius Caesar was. I don't actually do him as the man himself. He is maybe a distant relative. It's hard to approach the real man because he is such an awesome icon. ”

- Karl Urban

“ I decided to have a regular childhood and not pursue until I left school, although I wrote plays, directed plays, and got involved in theatre at school. When I left school I decided that's that I was going to pursue and gave it a crack. ”

- Karl Urban

“ I don't see a benefit in accepting every single little morsel of work that comes along because I think in essence what you're doing is you're raping yourself really. ”

- Karl Urban
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