I've worked all my life to shed myself of any character.

I think you need brains to do any Shakespeare with any authority. I could do Shakespeare, but not with any authority.

I like being around actors. Imagine not liking actors.

Because I was familiar with Taika's Watiti work and there's a very subversive, funny streak amongst all of them. I don't think he turned [Hunt for the Wilderpeople] into a sort of drama, there's too much dark material underneath it for it to be a comedy; it wasn't designed to be a comedy. I think it's a comedy... I think it's a drama that's funny; which is different.

Every actor wants more offers, but I get enough and I do like to be busy.

You don't necessarily have to go a long way in New Zealand to be in some pretty dense and scary bush.

People turn into fools when they see a movie star and do weird things.