Quotes By David Wenham

I used to do impersonations: Harry Butler in the wild, or I'd do Gough Whitlam.

I think you have to find the humanity in the character and then the deterioration is a part of the process - the journey of the character. It's like playing King Lear. You can start off as a nice old man who finishes up crazy.

Some people would say I've made it now.

I'm becoming a frustrated director, I think, in an actor's body.

I do regard myself as very lucky.

Well you just have to own it, I suppose. Own the character, which is difficult.

I'll never forget anything about Middle Earth. That's part of my memory now so I won't miss anything.

I would love to direct a feature and have Robert Connolly produce it. That would be really fab.

My life at the moment is a bit like my wardrobe. Organized chaos.

I'd love to work with the people who really got the film industry going again through the '70s: Peter Weir, Bruce Beresford, Gillian Armstrong, Fred Schepisi.

I have a sort of long-term plan to direct. I'm pragmatic about it. I realize I don't need to rush it or force it.

I like cooking, but I like other people cooking more.