Sam Worthington Professions : Actor Born : August 2, 1976 Browse All Authors Top 48 quotes by Sam Worthington I didn't set out to be famous; if I'd wanted that, I would have gone on Big Brother. Sam Worthington bigs brother gone I do believe any hero is a person that can be knocked down. A failure isn't a person who gets knocked down; a failure is a person who stays down, and to me, the great heroes take the beating, get knocked down and stand back up again. Perseus is defined as one of the great heroes in literature, so you gotta take that on board. Sam Worthington literature hero believe I've got to challenge myself more, and not listen to anybody else, and not listen to any media or bloggers, but just listen to myself. I've got to push myself. If I don't believe I'm growing, and I believe I'm just coasting, then I've got to get off the train. If I feel I'm growing, I have to keep going. It's a long marathon. Sam Worthington media long believe Each job you have has it's own challenges. One of the great things about my job, is that each film is a different journey. Sam Worthington journey challenges jobs A mate of mine told me recently, 'It's the first time I've seen you work, Worthington.' I thought that was quite funny, but he was right. Sam Worthington mates first-time firsts I also care that the public are getting their 12 dollars worth when they go to a movie, and that they're not coming out not wanting to ever see a movie with me in it again. I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it. Sam Worthington work people thinking When you're working with friends, unless the material is right, our friendship could end. Sam Worthington materials ends You've always got to be smart enough to go 'Well they're going to have to bring some of their own in'. We don't want to be a monopoly where we get shoved out, it has to be symbiotic. Sam Worthington smart enough want Most actors go, I read the script and fell in love with it; I fall in love with the directors. Sam Worthington love directors fall I've lost love. I've tried to reclaim a lost love and didn't know how to do it. Sam Worthington know-how lost-love lost Everything is backwards now, like out there is the true world, and in here is the dream. Sam Worthington backwards dream world There's always gonna be criticisms, no matter what movie you do, no matter what. You can't please everybody, and it doesn't matter what the genre is. There's always gonna be a positive to a negative comment. Sam Worthington genre-is criticism negative The spirit that America has, the American industry creativity it has where anything is possible. Three idealistic Australians bringing in new ideas and being able to make the damn comic books that they've always dreamed about, it's kind of a cool thing. Sam Worthington creativity book ideas I want a movie to be satisfying for an audience. That sense of having to get it done, no matter what cost, is what I like. Sam Worthington cost done want When I was in my 20s, I thought I knew who I was. And then as soon as I turned 30, I realized that I have bruises and bumps and dark parts. And you kind of go, well, that's it. I'd rather embrace it than force myself to change. Sam Worthington bruises dark bumps I'm doing the same thing and it's a hundred times bigger and a hundred times better. So if your going to make a computer game off a movie, is it going to be like "Avatar" where it's going to be a prequel before Jake even got to the planet. You've got to be smart because audiences demand that. Sam Worthington jake smart games All you need in any industry is someone to back you, and Jim Cameron backed me up. Sam Worthington cameron industry needs I went to drama school with John Schwarz and Mike's his younger brother, so he tends to just hang out, that's it. So we're a pretty tight bunch of guys, they do whatever they do and they're my brothers basically. Sam Worthington brother drama school The high mountains are barren, but the low valleys are covered over with corn; and accordingly the showers of God's grace fall into lowly hearts and humble souls. Sam Worthington humble heart fall If you look at the whole world now it's just computer games, graphic novels, film, TV spinoffs, spinoffs of spinoffs like Deadpool spinning off of Wolverine. So I think that any kind of smart producer looks at all of those bases. Once it comes down to the integrity of it audiences are very smart, they smell that they're just kind of being played. Sam Worthington smart integrity thinking Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
