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Quotes by Martin Henderson

Martin Henderson

“In LA its kind of common to date some random girl or guy, whereas back home its more like youll have your group of friends and youll all kind of hang out, and then eventually therell be a girl in the mix, and if you get on, then the next minute youll be together. This whole dating process doesnt happen.”

“Its a great challenge to come from little New Zealand and beat the odds in Hollywood.”

“Im not a big fan of horror movies, especially the recent teen-slasher sort of ones.”

“A lot of the scare factor comes with the editing, the effects, and the music. There were moments when Naomi and I would look at each other and say, This is embarrassing, people are going to laugh.”

“The accent got lost somewhere along the way. Im a little embarrassed about it. When I arrived in LA I assumed Id be able to put on the American accent. It proved difficult so I had six months working with a dialect coach and its become a habit.”

“I always thought Id go to university and then get a real job, you know. Now I want to do stuff that really makes me happy. Although Im still trying to work out what that is. But for me there are always constants.”

“We worked together in Perth on a TV show called Sweat. When I met Heath there was something extremely charismatic about him. Obviously he had talent, and I convinced him to move out of Perth and come to Sydney - the Hollywood of Australia, if you like. So I just convinced him to do that and looked after him when he arrived. We got a flat in Bondi.”

“Most horror films fail to scare me. I think The Ring plays more as a psychological thriller. Its smarter, theres more character development and some of the themes explored go a little deeper.”

“Heath, I believed in him when I first met him, and helped and supported him. He went on to obvious success in the States and then I had him support me. It can be a lonely, horrible, hard place. Its great just to have someone to call to say I know, man, I was there”

“Boy, we partied, man. They were crazy days, man. Just partying all the time. Wed go surfing - Heath taught me to surf - and wed get up at 6am and take off to the northern beaches and surf in the sunrise, and then cruise around, and girls and beer and parties.”

I think its part of my personality - I love to travel I love different cultures and philosophies and perspectives on things.

I love new places, new people, new ideas. I love cultural differences, and Im fascinated by the truth - all the different versions of it.

My mom sent me money for a car, but the cops impounded it because I had no insurance.

My dad was my hero when I was a young boy. And then its a toss-up between Han Solo, the New Zealand All Blacks Rugby team, and Marlon Brando.