"There's nothing like sitting back and talking to your cows." - Russell Crowe
"When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents." - Russell Crowe
"The people who don't have a good relationship with me from a good performance point of view are very few and far between." - Russell Crowe
"The important thing to me is that I'm not driven by people's praise and I'm not slowed down by people's criticism. I'm just trying to work at the highest level I can." - Russell Crowe
"People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused." - Russell Crowe
"Reality is, I'm an actor and an entertainer, and I really wouldn't know what to do with another profession." - Russell Crowe
"Some of the things you read you get an immediate reaction to so I've stopped reading things now. I do worry about my family though. Some people do try some nasty things to get at them and try and get a reaction from them." - Russell Crowe
"Living in LA would be like unrolling my swag in the office. I just don't think it would be healthy, mate." - Russell Crowe
"Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I've not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat." - Russell Crowe
"If I don't get the goose-bump factor when I'm reading it than I can't do it." - Russell Crowe
"I'm not one of those fellows that is just going to have a psuedo-middling relationship." - Russell Crowe
"I'm an intense bastard when I'm doing my job. I don't suffer fools and I don't wanna f--k around. I want you to be ready and prepared. Let's go, man. If you come to that set and you don't know your lines, what the f--k have you been doing? You don't deserve the job." - Russell Crowe
"I'd move to Los Angeles if New Zealand and Australia were swallowed up by a tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack." - Russell Crowe
"I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into 'things that I like' and 'things that I must do.' You're only here for a short time, mate. Learn to like it." - Russell Crowe
"I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call." - Russell Crowe
"God bless America. God save the Queen. God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia." - Russell Crowe
