Quotes by Hugo Weaving

“I was on top of Keanu Reeves, he was on his back and I was on my trunk, and I was breathing down his neck for hours and hours. It was... very erotic.”

“They were familiar with me and my capabilities, what I can and cant do. I understand them and they understand me. I read the script twice I think. The real challenge is acting beneath that mask.”

“He made the right move. You have to make sure youve got the project you really want to do. If you make three great films in your life, thats fantastic. Better than making six crap ones.”

“I was really shocked when all these DVDs came with interviews, ... It was a great preparation.”

“I was really shocked when all these DVDs came with interviews. It was a great preparation.”

“When you dont see an actors face, it forces you to listen to what he has to say. What was important to me was that the ideas came through.”

“Theyre angry. Thats why they did it, I think.”

“Terrorism is a word thats bandied around a lot at the moment, and the more we use it, the less it means; and the more we use it, the less we have to ask ourselves why someone is doing these things. The important thing is to ask why.”

“Its a political piece. It is full of ideas and thats the reason I was drawn to it. The central issue is fear and to what extent people living in fear should or should not take responsibility for their own lives, and it is also about governments not being responsible to their own people.”

I dont think Ill ever escape the fact that I dont belong anywhere in particular. Ive often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but thats a very romantic notion. Its a hideous country to go to in reality.

Ive often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but thats a very romantic notion. Its a hideous country to go to in reality.