Chris Hemsworth Quotes

I went from sort of trying to get work to all of a sudden being signed up for the next few years on something, and something of this scale with some of the best people in the business involved, acting and directing. It was a dream.

Well, I’ll keep on auditioning and one day maybe I’ll go to LA and try out for films there.

My earliest memories were on the cattle stations up in the Outback. And then we moved back to Melbourne and then back out there and then back again. Probably my most vivid memories were up there in Bulman with crocodiles and buffalo.

I have seen ‘Thor’, yeah. It’s fantastic. Being that close to something, it’s often pretty hard to watch yourself, but the film in so many ways is so impressive that I was swept along with it like an audience member, and that’s a pretty good sign.

I entered the work force cleaning breast pumps at a pharmacy! It was a part-time gig while I was at school… no interview required.

I have sporadic OCD cleaning moments around the house. But then I get lazy and I’m cured. It’s a very inconsistent personality trait.

I’m lucky. ‘Thor’ has kicked off everything I’m doing, and it’s been the greatest thing for me, but I am aware that I need to mix it up a bit.

I got a film fairly quickly and felt like I was on a roll. I would walk into auditions sounding like Crocodile Dundee, thinking, ‘This is going to be a novelty for them.’ Then I realised that there are a million other Australians here, and I should just shut up.

Not often do you approach a character where people know more about him than you do.

Working with Anthony Hopkins every day is a blessing.

Sometimes there is more exploration in the character for a villain.

I can remember watching ‘Lord of the Rings‘ and being truly regretful that I wasn’t a being in that world.

My dad works in child protection and he’s spent many, many years in that line of work.

As kids, our experiences shape our opinions of ourselves and the world around us, and that’s who we become as adults.

I’m busier than I’ve ever been, but you can go through the lists of people who are bang up there one minute, and then just disappear.

I like to explore things.

I get to stay active and that is my job at the moment, so I can’t complain.

Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it’s empowering.

I was a chatty kid.

Growing up, my parents were my heroes, in the way they conducted their lives.

As a kid, you run around the house pretending to be a superhero, and now to be doing it as a job, I feel very lucky.

For me, life is about experience and being a good person.

My dad talks about the times when we’d play backyard cricket: If I got bowled out, I’d just refuse to let go of the bat and swing it at anyone who tried to take it away from me. I like to think that’s been tempered a bit over the years.

At home in Victoria, we have three dogs, Tosh and Lucy, they’re half Blue Heelers, and then there’s Torrin a little Maltese terrier. She gets more attention in the house than anyone else! Yes, I miss them a lot.

I’m not into watching stuff I did last week, let alone three or four years ago.

I enjoy working on a movie that lets your imagination run wild, it’s great to be a part of and watch.

It is often difficult to watch yourself onscreen, especially 60-feet high. As an actor, it is an uncomfortable experience.

The more conflict and contrast you have with a character makes it more interesting.

You come to America, and, if you do a big TV show, then you can be overexposed, or old, before you’re new.

I love that Viking era, but also they’re a fatalistic people and that dictated their fearlessness in battle and approach to life.

My father and I are very similar and have a wonderful relationship, but we both stand by our opinions.

I put the costume on and said ‘It’s not very comfortable, but it looks amazing,’ so it’s all good.

I almost feel more anxious lately about, ‘Here’s your opportunity, now you’ve got to make something of it.’

I feel like I’m ready for any dangerous situation that might come my way, provided I have a hammer on me.

Work all paled into the background as soon as I had a baby.