To put what you see on paper is the same as funneling what you feel through yourself as a performer.

I did well as an actor in Australia, and then Paramount invited me over... to have a look at me.

Acting is something I love.

Art doesn't feed me or fill the void when I am not working. If I haven't worked for six months, I can't paint.

But I did a lot of boxing and I was captain of an Australian surf club.

When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building.

I am proud to be an actor.