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As we mature and grow older we collect a lot of baggage, and a lot of that stuff you collect on life's journey gets in the way of acting. My kids can imagine a character and transform in the blink of an eye. It's so simple for kids, so complex for adults.

~David Wenham

Topics: Acting Adult Baggage Blink Character Collect Complex Eye Gets Grow Imagine Journey Kids Life Lot Mature Older Simple Stuff Transform Way You

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Listening and hearing are two different things, and acting is comprehending what the person is saying, thinking how it makes you feel and responding. That's the key to really honest, truthful, compelling performance.

~David Wenham

Topics: Acting Compelling Different Different Things Feel Hearing Honest How Key Listening Makes Performance Person Really Responding Saying Things Thinking Truthful Two You

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My representation overseas can't stand me doing theatre because it takes me out of action. But it's what I want to do. If it means passing up other possibilities, them's the breaks.

~David Wenham

Topics: Action Because Breaks Doing Me Means Other Out Overseas Passing Possibilities Representation Stand Takes Theatre Them Up Want

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I've ended up spending more time in front of a camera than on stage, but the stage is where I come from.

~David Wenham

Topics: Camera Come Ended Front More Spending Stage Than Time Up Where

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People who have never done theatre before, and have only worked in front of a camera, would find it very difficult, I think, to know how to command a stage and work with the logistics of being on stage. They're very different. The theatre is quite tricky, actually.

~David Wenham

Topics: Actually Before Being Camera Command Different Difficult Done Find Front How Know Logistics Never Only People Quite Stage Theatre Think Tricky Very Who Work Worked Would I Think

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Acting, to me, is being given the freedom and ability to play, and that's - that's what I love most about it. I feel very comfortable in playing, whether it be in front of a camera or on stage.

~David Wenham

Topics: Ability About Acting Being Camera Comfortable Feel Freedom Front Given Love Me Most Play Playing Stage Very Whether I Love I Feel

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Hollywood's a big place, and they make all sorts of different movies. Some movies I'm attracted to; a lot of the movies I'm not. But there are some terrifically talented people over there that I'd love to work with.

~David Wenham

Topics: Attracted Big Different Hollywood Lot Love Make Movies Over People Place Some Sort Talented Talented People Work

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My biggest ambition when I was younger was to appear on stage at what was then Nimrod, which is the theatre where my father used to take me on Sunday afternoons to see matinees. The most extraordinary things used to occur on that stage.

~David Wenham

Topics: Afternoon Ambition Appear Biggest Extraordinary Extraordinary Things Father Me Most Occur See Stage Sunday Take Theatre Then Things Used Where Which Younger

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You can't manufacture a career as an actor because you aren't in control of what projects come to you, unless you are No. 1, two, three or four in the world.

~David Wenham

Topics: Actor Because Career Come Control Four Manufacture Projects Three Two Unless World You

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Actor

Born: September 21st, 1965

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