Russell Crowe is very committed at getting it right but at the same time, he likes to have fun.

I drink maple syrup. Then I'm hyper so I just run around like crazy and work it all off.

In this film [The Last King of Scotland] I am the rooky in the cast. Everyone has miles of experience than me and Della is in the same situation, so life imitated art in many ways. I don't think I could be a journalist. I wouldn't make a very good journalist, especially in Washington and working in politics, which I think would be really tough.

Often with film, I find that you're just really getting to know a person. They're just starting to sink in, and then you wrap the film.

Chemistry is so important in a great kiss. You can act your way through anything, but its hard with a kiss.

I didn't get my first pilot that I screen-tested for, and I really thought it was the end of the world. But it's fine, you know, you move on to something else.

I really like having a life outside work. I sometimes wish I did more career stuff and was in that Hollywood scene a bit more. But Toronto's my home.