Ryan Kwanten quotes

Ryan Kwanten is an Australian actor best known for his role as Jason Stackhouse in the television series "True Blood." His work spans both television and film, and he has gained international recognition for his performances. He continues to be a prominent figure in the entertainment industry. Here are 32 of his quotes:

I pride myself on breaking any box that anyone wants to put me in. (Ryan Kwanten)
I used to get a sort of sociophobia, and I still get it sometimes these days when I'm in a confined space with too many people. It's not like I freak out or anything, it's just that I'm far more comfortable in my own company sometimes than being surrounded by one thousand strangers. View quote
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As actors, we deal with rejection so much more than any other business. So I don't care how much of a genius you are, if you don't have the propensity to be able to get back up every time you get knocked down, then you're not going to survive. View quote
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I don't know if my sense of humor goes over Americans' heads. View quote
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I'm not the kind of guy that inspires madness in people. View quote
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I've always been relatively reserved with my social encounters. View quote
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I've been acting for a long time now, but as narcissistic as this sounds - and I don't mean it to sound - every time I see my name up there, there is real sense of pride. View quote
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I like to have a hectic schedule. View quote
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The fact that 'True Blood' affects people in this way is incredible to me - the fact we have to go to such great lengths to hide storylines just proves the cache our show has. View quote
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Even on a $100 million film, people will complain that they haven't got enough money and enough time, so that's always going to be an element in filmmaking. View quote
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I'm not one of those actors who gets physically fit for a role and then loses it all again. (Ryan Kwanten)
I'm definitely an elbow-room guy. View quote
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I'm very rarely in the gym. My workouts are predominantly outside, in nature. View quote
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One of my favorite actors is Paul Newman. He could tell so much with a single look, whereas some actors would need an entire five page monologue to give off the feeling of what he could say with just a single look. View quote
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I never want to be that guy at a dinner table saying, 'I wish I could have dessert.' I actually went through a stage when I would order dessert first. View quote
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Fortunately, now I've got myself in a position where things are about story and not money. In my earlier career, it was more about getting my foot in the door and to get enough money to live, to be perfectly honest. View quote
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I'm not a big fan of the gym, I do lots of outdoor aerobics - yoga, swimming, running - but I kinda hate talking about it. We have a term in Australia, it makes you sound like a wanker. View quote
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I'm fortunate enough with the surfing to be very much at home at the water - my pulse and heart rate are slower in the water than they are on land. View quote
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I really do feel like Los Angeles is my home now and, as cliche as this sounds, I felt like I found myself here and I really know who I am now. There was a long period like I was drifting or floating through life, and now I feel like I have a definitive target - and future. View quote
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In order to be able to give a girlfriend the amount of time she deserves, you would need time, and I just can't give her that. So, rather than being selfish or stupid enough to go into a relationship, it's just been easier to be single. View quote
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Sleep has never been a priority in my life. (Ryan Kwanten)
I moved to L.A., and people said that I would never find work, that I would never find good friends, and I feel like I was fortunate enough to find the work, but it wouldn't mean anything unless I had a group of people who could appreciate it. View quote
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Money has never been a huge inspiration for me. View quote
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My life is very much consumed with work. View quote
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I love acting, so it's easy when you have a passion for it. I've always found the harder you work, the luckier you get. View quote
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Ryan Kwanten

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Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: Australian Actor
Born: November 28, 1976
Quotes count: 32