Nathan Phillips

I'm still very much plugging away. But if I can build my career, I'll do it like Eric Bana. He has a family; he has his roots. He still loves Melbourne. He's a great role model to have.

I'm a child of the Earth, postcode unknown.

If I had to come back in life, I'd come back as a dolphin... they're always smiling; they're always playing.

There's a stigma attached to being an actor. People from 'Big Brother' call themselves actors. There's so much crap. It's not about appreciating that we're here to service the public, that we're storytellers. It doesn't sit comfortably with me.

Not all of us are born with the same role models and grasp things the same way.

I need to have the soul bank full as well as pay the credit cards and have a roof over my head.

I just happen to love film-making.

Love is a strong, strong thing.

Life's harsh. You can't escape what you are and what you project.

You don't really need much. I try to live my life with that sort of minimalist mentality.

I think Australia is pretty much living the last day on Earth in a lot of ways.

If you are in a beautiful place where you can enjoy sunrise and sunset, then you are living like a lord.