Alex On…

[Updated 11-Dec-09]

… Alex

I’m a working class kid. My appreciation for what I have in my life is great. — TV Guide, April 2009

I’m a little ADD and so I have to be a little OCD to focus on things long and hard enough to get things done in my busy life. — AlexOLoughlin.org, December 2008

I don’t want to be known as the next Russell Crowe or Heath Ledger, I just want to be known as the new Alex O’Lachlan. — Nationwide News, Melbourne, June 14, 2005

Mick has a dark sense of humor, too, which I really like. But beyond that, he and I are quite different. Mick is tougher than I am, and probably a little smarter, too. I’m just a guy who’s lucky enough to do what he enjoys for a living. — Starlog, March 2008

I don’t get it. I get up in the morning and my hair is all hanging in my face and poking up on one side, I need to shave and I look older than I am. When I stagger into the kitchen to get my breakfast, I don’t think, ‘Oh, look at that handsome guy. Look at that talented special creature.’ — ETonline, April 29, 2009

I’ve always been a wildcard. Always have been, always will be. — The Canberra Times, June 28, 2005

My friends would say I’m dependable, a joker, intelligent. I’m multi-talented, probably because I’m so ADD. I can also be quiet. — Cleo, March 2008

I’m more like one of those jacks-of-all-trades, master of nothing. — TV Guide Magazine, August 2009

It makes you appreciate what you have. Look at my life. I’m so very lucky. — Film.com, August 30, 2009

I’m a passionate person and very positive about life. I’m tenacious and a go-getter. If I believe in something, I’ll go after it. — Film.com, August 30, 2009

I’m a very private person and my house is my sanctuary. I have my garden. — Film.com, August 30, 2009

When it gets tricky is for instance at the end of a 16-hour day… That’s when my Aussie really comes out, is when I’m tired. — Cleveland’s Best Mix 106.5, October 2, 2009

Learning to get in touch with that part of me as a young alpha Aussie male has been a struggle and one of the greatest experiences so far in my career. — The Courier-Mail, October 14, 2009

I’m all ADD, I’m fidgeting all the time, which must burn a few calories. — Time Out New York, October 2009

People who care about people inspire me. — Live Chat with Alex, October 1, 2009

I am also and have always been an inquiring mind. — Live Chat with Alex, October 1, 2009

My worst habit is cursing. — Live Chat with Alex, October 1, 2009

I’m a very passionate person. I’m very positive. I’m very tenacious. I can be outgoing, and I’m a go-getter. When I believe in something, I go after it. — IESB.net, September 9, 2009

I’m just me. I am who I am. I get up and look in the mirror and I see the same guy I see every day. — CBS, October 2009

I’ve been doing this for a long time; I love it, it’s my job but at the end of the day I’m just me with my people, you know? — CBS, October 2009

I live my life with lightness and laughter, unless I’m playing Xbox! Then it’s about death! — LA Times, July 18, 2007

… His Childhood

I didn’t feel that engaged with the world as a kid. I wasn’t the fastest learner. I didn’t feel like I fit. — TV Guide, December 2007

When I was a young boy in elementary school I was quite a blatant example of a child with OCD, and I remember how it used to make me feel and how difficult it was. — TV Squad, April 29, 2009

Canberra was a strange experience for me. I never felt at home in Canberra. — The Canberra Times, June 28, 2005

As a young ‘un, I just wanted to run to the world. — The Canberra Times, June 28, 2005

I had an Iron Maiden poster, I idolised Johnny Depp and Monkey in Monkey Magic. My mum made me that gold crown he used to wear. — Cleo, March 2008

I hated school as a kid, I just wanted to run through forests and not be inside, but now I read a lot. — Film.com, August 30, 2009

I had a bit of OCD as a kid, quite a bit, actually. I wouldn’t step on a crack. It would take me an hour to get my shoes tied, because I had this weird OCD thing. — Zap2It, October 8, 2009

‘A-Team,’ hell, yeah, man – Murdock, Hannibal. Those were my favorite shows, ‘The A-Team’ and ‘Monkey Magic,’ which I bet none of you knows about. It was about these mythical characters: one was a monkey; one was a pig; one was a fish; one was a Buddha. They would travel over the countryside. They’re all kung-fu masters. It’s the great show. — Zap2It, October 8, 2009

People ask what kind of kid I was—I used to steal bricks from construction sites, build walls from them, then ride my trike down through them. — Time Out New York, October 2009

I wanted to become a jet fighter pilot, but my 1st grade teacher told me I would never be able to because I have asthma. Always teach children to reach for the stars. — Live Chat with Alex, October 1, 2009

… Family

I am a very private person. I have my life and I have my family, which mean the world to me. — AAP General News, Australia, June 16, 2005

My parents have always been very proud of me. They’ve supported me the whole time. My parents are awesome. — TV Guide Magazine, August 2009

I have a son. I kinda keep him out of the press. That’s how we do it. But the joy of fatherhood, it’s been the greatest gift. — WHO, October 16, 2009

[Fatherhood] was some time ago for me, but in the future, I’d love to have a mini footy team. You know, seven-a-side or something. — WHO, October 16, 2009

… Fame

I’m really enjoying the support that having some celebrity brings to the job that you’re working on and to other things that you might be interested in, particularly like community-based stuff like this blood drive and things that we’re doing for other people. What am I dreading? Not really anything. I guess I think about losing my anonymity sometimes, which I don’t really want to happen. — TV Guide, Up Close, April 2008

Fame is kind of frightening. I don’t yearn for it. All of a sudden, you are driving home one night, and there’s your head, 30 feet tall, on a billboard on Sunset Boulevard. I was an actor in theater in Sydney, and I’ve done little indie films that paid nothing. I am not an actor for that kind of recognition. I like playing parts that I can disappear in. I enjoy hiding behind my characters. — CBS Watch! Magazine, 2008

Losing my anonymity in this world, I think is something that I find terrifying. — AAP General News, Australia, June 16, 2005

Fame, for all intents and purposes, is not something that I aspire to. — AAP General News, Australia, June 16, 2005

I’m really private. I never have and I never will plug into the Hollywood clique. — ET, October 24, 2009

It’s nice having your work recognized but having people follow you around is kinda weird. — Woman’s Day, December 2007

… Fans

I’m always surprised if anything I’m involved with has any fans whatsoever. — TV Guide, TV Watercooler, April 2008

I agree, I have the best fans. Thank you for the continued support of my career! All of your love is definitely felt and appreciated! Lotsa Love, Alex — MySpace PM to mizzoH, February 23, 2009

The other thing is, my true fans, emphasis on the word true, will follow me wherever I go. — ETonline, April 29, 2009

My fans are so caring, they send me so many well wishes, and lovely cards. Beautiful paintings. It’s amazing, I’ve never experienced it before. It can be a little overwhelming, I’m just like anyone else. Can you imagine, like opening the mail, and getting 1,000 letters? It can be really weird, really bizarre. — MyTakeOnTV, April 29, 2009

Right, so hopefully, they’re going to come to love the characters that I love, the way I love them for the same reasons, or similar reasons. I want to take them all with me, I want to take them on this journey and show them what I’m learning and what I’m loving, and they’re great people, too. — MyTakeOnTV, April 29, 2009

I think my fans, because they’re so, comprehensive, with their study of me, and their research of me, I think that they’re probably starting to get to know me a bit now, as well, and if they’re still my fans, it means they still like me. If they still like me, hopefully they’re going to like what I like in the characters that I choose. — MyTakeOnTV, April 29, 2009

Without you all it would be kind of pointless so, again, thank you. — MySpace Blog, July 30, 2009

… none of your love and hard work ever goes unnoticed or unappreciated. It is something in my life that helps me find the energy I don’t always think I have, to get through another long work day and stay inspired. — MySpace Blog, July 30, 2009

It was the first time I’ve been overwhelmed from fans. It was like strange and a little surreal. At first it’s kind of spooky opening those letters, hundreds and hundreds of letters, from people who know so much about you, yet have had no real interaction with you. But I’m much more comfortable with it now. — Film.com, August 30, 2009

Genre fans are renowned for their passion, enthusiasm and dedication… and voice, which I really love. I never really think anything I do is going to be that special or affect anybody that much and so I was surprised. — Entertainment Weekly, September 2009

It’s very strange and surreal. At first, there’s something a little spooky about opening hundreds and hundreds of letters from people you’ve never met, and that know so much about you and have an intimate connection with you. Now, I’m much more comfortable with it. — IESB.net, September 9, 2009

Without my fans and their support, my job is pointless. — IESB.net, September 9, 2009

There’s a whole group of people in the world that love me and care about my future and stuff. I’m deeply humbled. — CBS, October 2009

… Spirituality

I think really if there’s nothing out there in the dark, then once we’re dead we’re just dead and all religion, all spiritual belief, is redundant. So there has to be something else, or what’s the point? And if we accept that there has to be something … then there can be anything. — Sydney Morning Herald, December 2007

I’m reading the “Tibetan Book of Living and Dying”. Read that and get back to me. — TV SOAP, November 2009

… Organ Donation

I now have the chance to give the gift of life, which I believe is the greatest gift of all. — MySpace Blog, September 6, 2009

It is such an important cause and one that so many of us could do with a little more information on. — MySpace Blog, September 6, 2009

I’m very, very proud and I feel very privileged to be a part of an organization like Donate Life because it’s just so important. — TVGuide.com, October 2, 2009

I went on The Bonnie Hunt Show and I forgot to wear my pin. I was so mad at myself. I take my pin everywhere. People ask about it and I tell them about it. — TVGuide.com, October 2, 2009

When I first read the script, one of the initial things that came to me was the obvious potential for community service, and this sort of philanthropic idea of maybe being involved with Donate Life America or any company that would come onboard with us. — TVGuide.com, October 2, 2009

I’m only one person, but hopefully I’ll bring more awareness to more people. — TVGuide.com, October 2, 2009

I wasn’t sure before, but now I’ve been officially confirmed as a donor. I have the card saying I’m an organ and tissue donor. I’m like, “You take it all.” — TVGuide.com, October 2, 2009

My understanding of the importance of donation has been heightened so much. There’s a lot more to it than just checking a box or putting a sticker on your license. — New York Vue, October 2009

I understand that people have personal, religious and superstitious views that may stop them from doing it, and I don’t judge that at all. — IESB.net, September 9, 2009

I’ve seen all the procedures now, except for a heart transplant. That’s one thing I haven’t seen, but I’ve seen pretty much every other operation available to do on the heart. And, my understanding of the importance of this has been heightened so much. — IESB.net, September 9, 2009

But, I really want to become a spokesperson with Donate Life America, to bring an awareness to people who might not know about it. — IESB.net, September 9, 2009

Well, though the news of the show is heartbreaking I view it as nothing more than a temporary setback in the work I plan to do with Donate Life America. For me this is just the beginning of what I hope to be a long relationship. — MySpace Blog, November 30, 2009

… Health, Fitness and Interests

I do my meditation, play my music, and keep my head. — The Canberra Times, June 28, 2005

I’m crazy for motorcycles. That’s my most dangerous vice. — TV Guide Magazine, August 2009

My bed stand has about 10 books and I’ve been reading a lot of medical journals and scripts. — Film.com, August 30, 2009

It’s a hobby for me, but I’m never alone if there’s a guitar there. — Zap2It, October 8, 2009

You don’t have to punch each other in the face anymore. It’s all changed. It was part of the game. As boys, it’s important to get punched and hit. Now you get severe penalties, and they bench you for six weeks. We called it ‘getting to know each other. — Zap2It, October 8, 2009

I’m playing a surgeon currently, so I’m trying to say on the thinner, leaner side. — Time Out New York, October 2009

I get in shape, but if I needed to get fat for a role I would. — Time Out New York, October 2009

Swimming in a pool back and forth drives me crazy, but I can run for hours. Whatever I can do outside I prefer to do. I much prefer to get up in the hills, use trees and rocks. — Time Out New York, October 2009

Every workout I do has a core-based strength to it. If you focus on your core, doing Pilates and things, everything else will respond better. — Time Out New York, October 2009

What I’m discovering now that I’m no longer in my twenties. I’m not 21 anymore, I’m 33. Holy shit, though! My body’s never been better, and I’ve never felt better in my body. — Time Out New York, October 2009

I have an ultimate goal: I want long-term health. I want to be fit when I’m in my seventies. The work I do now and the seeds I sow now will pay off later. — Time Out New York, October 2009

I’ll really enjoy taking a nice long walk on the beach or do surfing. — Time Out New York, October 2009

Rock. Hard rock. Like, really old Metallica, from their first four albums, or Soundgarden. Tool. I love working out to Tool. — Time Out New York, October 2009

I have a very sweet tooth. You could put a giant chocolate cake in front of me and I will eat it. Unashamedly, no apologies. But if it’s not there, I don’t eat it. — Time Out New York, October 2009

Once I a week, I have one day off where I eat whatever I want. Honey Smacks! They drive me crazy. And Froot Loops. — Time Out New York, October 2009

I do circuit training, interval training. I do this interval thing called Tabata. It’s 20 seconds on, ten seconds off at 100 percent intensity. I aim for four days a week. — Time Out New York, October 2009

After a hard day, I stop and meditate which shakes the day off and then I shower and read. I usually don’t get too far into the book before I’m out. — Live Chat with Alex, October 1, 2009

I loved [motorbikes] since I was a kid. For as long as I can remember I’ve always had a deep fascination with engines and a longing for danger. — Live Chat with Alex, October 1, 2009

I run up in the hills, I box at a boxing gym and I circuit train. I do interval training, which is really high intensity training without breaks, for a period of time. — IESB.net, September 9, 2009

… Doing His Own Stunts

I really feel like I’m participating in life when I’m strapped into a harness and hanging precariously above the ground. — TV Guide, December 2007

I do all of my own stunts. No, seriously, I do have a stunt double because there are certain things they won’t let me do. They won’t set fire to me and they won’t let me jump off a building. There are some stunts that it’s impossible to get insurance to let me do. For the most part, I do about 75% of my stuff. I have my own harnesses and pads and I’m trained in stunt work so I love it. The other thing is they don’t have to shoot around a stunt double, they can just shoot me doing my thing. It makes the show better, until I slip my sciatic nerve and have to work in a back brace… that’s the downside. — Various web interviews, November 2007

I want to jump off the buildings and like crash the cars. I want to do the big ones, but they’re like ‘Dude, we can’t let you die. Because if you die, there’s no more show. — Extra, September 2007

It’s sexy. It’s not gratuitously violent, but the action is pretty radical. I’m really surprised they’re letting me do the stunts I’m doing. It’s awesome stuff. — PinkRayGun.com, September 2007

… Hollywood

But it has taken me a long time to get used to the way LA is you know because there’s heaps of surgery, heaps of sex and there’s so much on show. Whereas Australia’s different, we don’t subscribe to that bullshit. I found it quite confronting, but I’m at the point where you just plug in for it. — Cleo, March 2008

So there were a couple of times where I was thinking of pulling the pin but the people around me, my mates over there and my mates here, kept reminding me that these are really the months that determine the man you are. It paid off. — Cleo, March 2008

I first came to the US 12 years ago. I was 21 years old. I got here, and I was terrified. I didn’t know anyone. I felt like I was on another planet and I was very, very intimidated. I had very few contacts and so I left. — WHO, October 16, 2009

… Acting

I am getting sent for the leading men’s roles but I am just doing my best because there are so many leading men out there. — AAP General News, Australia, June 16, 2005

I love doing what I’m doing and I’m so grateful to be working. — AAP General News, Australia, June 16, 2005

I do not think I’m a great talent. I think I’m a medium talent, but I think I understand the business and enjoy the business. It’s a right-place-at-the-right-time kind of business, but it’s also about perseverance. — News.Com.Au, December 2007

At any given opportunity there’s always aspects of me in my characters, but it’s really important for me to remain separated from my characters as well. I don’t want [Mick] to become Alex. — Voices From Krypton, October 2007

My first question is: ‘Can I shine in this role?’ Do I have a comprehensive understanding of this character? Do I also have an inherent, instinctual (from the first read of the script is what I’m talking about) understanding of how I’m going play this character, does this character live within me already on some level, you know? Am I going to be able to authentically bring honesty, integrity and life to this character and you know, defend this character with all my might? And so that’s our job as actors… — Vampires & Slayers, November 2008

I have learned to be able to back yourself up and give yourself what you need. It is such a cut throat industry where you get knocked down so much and get rejected so much. If you do not back yourself up, no one else is going to so you really need to learn to get up, shake the sand off your chest and keep going. Do not take yourself so seriously. All of this stuff is really wonderful, if it all crumbles tomorrow, it is okay. I can go home and do something else. Not that I want to do that but it is about keeping the right perspective. — Hollywood the Write Way, October 14, 2008

I love playing different roles, the more variety the better. Once I’ve played a role I don’t want to play it again. — theTVAddict.com, April 29, 2009

Once you’ve done a couple of films, I think the whole idea of being a movie star — well I don’t know about the ’star’ thing — but the idea of working regularly in feature films that’s my dream. To go from one character to the next and get to tell a million different stories, that would be wonderful, I’d love to be able to do that. — theTVAddict.com, April 29, 2009

But the thing about television is that the job security, you cannot beat. I’m a family man and I have to think that way. But I definitely do get scared I’ll get stuck in one character and never find my way out. That other people aren’t going to trust me that I can’t find my way out to find one of their characters. So there is that. — TVAddict.com, April 29, 2009

There have been so many times in my life when I’ll finish a play or a film and a week later I’ll wake up and say, ‘Ah fuck, that’s what I should have done with that scene, that’s the missing element.’ And so in TV you get to live that out and discover so much more it’s great. but it’s definitely a catch 22 situation. — theTVAddict.com, April 29, 2009

I mean, as an artist, you spend a lot of your life maybe not working and training, reading and really trying to further yourself. And the reality is a lot of us never really get to make a living at it. So it brings me great joy to be in demand. It’s a lovely feeling. I’ve worked hard for a long time to be able to choose what I want to do … It’s a lovely feeling. — TV Squad, April 28, 2009

I walk in the shoes of the character 24 hours a day. — TV Guide Magazine, April 15, 2009

I like playing parts that I can disappear in. I enjoy hiding behind my characters. — CBS Watch! Magazine, 2008

And I’ve been questioned by younger actors about my motivation, getting this sort of, ‘You should be staying [in Australia]‘. I don’t give a fuck. I’m a human as well. I can tell human stories. I don’t care if it’s in an American accent, an Irish accent or a Lithuanian accent. What difference does it make? — The Cairns Post/The Cairns Sun, August 20, 2005

I let it go for a long time. I didn’t think I was good enough. — The Canberra Times, June 28, 2005

I try to see everything I’m in once, but I’m not comfortable doing it. I find it excruciating. — Cleo, March 2008

I love music and I play music and I write music, and it’s really something that calms me, something that I love. And I’ve always treated accents like I treat music and I’m self-taught. I know how to read music, so I’ve learned everything by ear and I have a way of hearing it, filtering it and then doing something with it. — Australians Hit Hollywood, 2007

It’s been a long journey but I’ve maintained a positive outlook and it has paid off. — The Courier-Mail, October 14, 2009

The last four years, it’s been an upward trek but I’ve had a couple of good gigs and I’ve worked hard. — WHO, October 16, 2009

I suppose you can consider the way I work or elements of the way I work and approach character as method. I absolutely throw myself into every role and try to live and breathe each character I play. — Live Chat with Alex, October 1, 2009

Villains are easier for me to play for some reason. — Live Chat with Alex, October 1, 2009

I often catch myself saying things like “We’re actors! We’re not curing cancer or feeding the hungry.” — MySpace Blog, November 30, 2009

… Sex Scenes

It’s fun to watch when you’re not in a scene like that, but there’s nothing fun about doing a scene like that. I had to do a couple of them in my career and it’s like… It’s just weird and sort of icky. — Dish of Salt, Access Hollywood Interview, September 2007

There is nothing intimate about a sex scene at all. You have got 30 people standing around and there is a camera between your legs and there are lights and make-up girls looking at your bum to make sure you haven’t got too much shine. If I never did another one, that would be just fine. — AAP General News, Australia, June 16, 2005

Ohmygod. No, I told them I’m happy to do whatever sex scenes they want. Either with actors or by myself. So they’re getting back to me on that. That may or may not be a reason why they pick up the show. ‘He’s obsessed with sex. No, we’re not gonna pick the show up. Moonlight fucked with him. He’s kinda all weird now.’ — EW PopWatch, April 29, 2009

If we didn’t laugh about it, we would have been crying. Now I’ve started worrying because Oyster Farmer is going out on 22 screens internationally in July, and there’ll be my naked bum again. — The Courier Mail, June 23, 2005

It was very exposing, in more ways than one. — The Canberra Times, June 28, 2005

… Three Rivers

Ohmygod. No, I told them I’m happy to do whatever sex scenes they want. Either with actors or by myself. So they’re getting back to me on that. That may or may not be a reason why they pick up the show. ‘He’s obsessed with sex. No, we’re not gonna pick the show up. Moonlight fucked with him. He’s kinda all weird now.’ — EW PopWatch, April 29, 2009

It is very different than ‘Moonlight.’ It is not about vampires, but there are equal amounts of blood as my last show. — ETonline, April 29, 2009

The show is really well-written and smart and sensitive. It’s a beautiful little hour of TV. — TVGuide.com, April 29, 2009

I plead with my ‘Moonlight’ fans to give this show a chance if they let me give it a chance. — TVGuide.com, April 29, 2009

It’s really smart, it’s grown-up, it’s clever, it’s funny and sensitive, it’s got everything. — TV Squad, April 29, 2009

It’s a well-written piece that I foresee a longevity with that I didn’t with the other pilots that I read. I see three years ahead, you know what I mean? I see the fifth season. I see where the characters are going to go, the potential. — EW PopWatch, April 29, 2009

This role, the guy I’m playing, is so important, that a part of me was like, you can’t do that, you can’t play that role, it’s too important, you’ll never know enough to be able to play that role. But they accepted me and it’s been such a privilege. — E! Online, May 20, 2009

The only time I’d get a little queasy is when I smelled the burning flesh. That was like, “Oh, that’s nasty!” But I couldn’t take my eyes off it. — TV Guide Magazine, August 2009

Andy — there’s more to him. He’s got some history and you’ll find out. But the core of the story is something unique and something that hasn’t been explored before, and that’s the meat and potatoes of our show. And that’s what’s going to give us a longer shelf life. — TVGuide.com, October 2, 2009

After I spent my first 10 hours in an operating room watching a man being brought back to life, I sat in my hotel room for three hours and felt this deep sense of regret that I was watching my calling (medicine) before me and that I’d taken the wrong direction (acting) in my career. — The Courier-Mail, October 14, 2009

I want you all to know that as always, I humbly appreciate all the support I constantly receive and that I am fighting hard to bring you a show I hope we can all be proud of. — MySpace Blog, October 16, 2009

When I first read the pilot I wasn’t sure if I could pull it off. If I could in fact breathe any life whatsoever into this surgeon guy, Andy Yablonski. — MySpace Blog, October 16, 2009

I collaborate with everyone on the show to make it better for you on Sunday, and now we are on the air pushing through to what we hope will be a “back nine” pickup, meaning Three Rivers will live to see a full season. — MySpace Blog, October 16, 2009

For me, whenever I play a role I try to immerse myself in it but this seemed so immense to get to any sort of level of honesty and truth. I didn’t think I could pull it off. — The Courier-Mail, October 14, 2009

My relationship with CBS had gotten to a point where they knew they wanted to continue with me and I felt the same. We looked at a bunch of projects and Three Rivers made perfect sense. It’s a great story about something really important. — Greg in Hollywood, October 4, 2009

It’s why I took this job. It challenges us and it looks at the human condition in a way that many shows haven’t. — Greg in Hollywood, October 4, 2009

When I first read the script, one of the initial things that came to me was the obvious potential for community service, and this sort of philanthropic idea of maybe being involved with Donate Life America or any company that would come onboard with us. — TVGuide.com, October 2, 2009

Mum is thrilled because before now I’ve done a lot of stuff she doesn’t want to watch. — T.connectv/Daily Telegraph, October 14, 2009

My role is based on him. I did his rounds with him and picked his brain. I was with him all day and all night and spent a lot of time in the operating room. I realized how desperately obsessed I would become with medicine at that level. — Boston Herald, October 1, 2009

The things it had in common with ‘Moonlight’ were the potential for wonderful storytelling, the epic nature of the stories, the incredible character development and all the really important things when it comes to drama. — Boston Herald, October 1, 2009

I don’t have any training in medicine. And there’s so much to learn, even just to get off the ground and be convincing when you say the words. — Boston Herald, October 1, 2009

I read a bunch of scripts, and this was amazing. And it was very different to what I’d come off. You can’t go looking for the same thing. I was looking for something antithetical from that role in a lot of ways because I’m an actor. That’s my job. I don’t want to play the same role. — Boston Herald, October 1, 2009

The emotional journey is immense. — TV SOAP, November 2009

TV keeps going and going, and that’s the magic of TV. — iFMagazine.com, November 27, 2009

I was so nervous, because if you take it seriously at all, it’s such an enormous journey. — iFMagazine.com, November 27, 2009

I was hesitant to engage in another show at all, even when Three Rivers was proposed, but I realized immediately how important this story was and would be. — MySpace Blog, November 30, 2009

Already in this short time I have received so many beautiful letters of support and gratitude from so many of you who have lost loved ones, and also shared the gift of life with others as a result of those tragedies. — MySpace Blog, November 30, 2009

When you walk into a room and see a human being’s chest open, and all the organs doing their thing, your faith and notions of mortality all come into question. The world that opened up to me is incredible. — CBS Watch! Magazine, October 2009

… Dr. Andy Yablonski

He’s a bit cheeky, too. He’s like a lovable scallywag. — EW PopWatch, April 29, 2009

And what I realize is, I play a very, very important person. It’s completely changed my life. — TV Guide Magazine, April 15, 2009

I loved the character. I’ve sat in on five open-heart surgeries now. I realized how important a story like this was before I did that stuff, but the deeper I’ve gone into it, the more mesmerized I am. — EW PopWatch, April 29, 2009

… Criminal Minds

As I’m moving into this leading-man phase of my career, you don’t even get to read roles like this very much and you don’t get offered guest-star parts like this. I’m an actor – I didn’t go to leading-man school, I went to acting school. — Boston Herald, April 29, 2009

It’s not often that I get to play character roles. You kinda leave drama school and you head off into a direction and that’s the direction you take. You’re either on the character actor route or the leading man route. It was a delight for me to play a role like this. — EW PopWatch, April 29, 2009

My main preparation with this character was the obsessive compulsive stuff because that’s the thing that rules his life and keeps him doing what he does time and time again. His OCD is at the core of his physical being. — TVAddict.com, April 29, 2009

I didn’t go to leading man school. I went to drama school. I don’t want to play the same role, every role I get. The other thing is, my true fans, emphasis on the word true, will follow me wherever I go. I thought it was a well-earned breather between roles. — ETonline, April 29, 2009

I hadn’t worked for like 10 months, so I thought it would be a great way to blow out the cobwebs and get ready for the pilot, and they were like, well, we’ve got your back! So I did it. I’m really glad I did it! — MyTakeOnTV, April 29, 2009

I think the spirit of the man himself is beyond salvation and that’s what I as the actor went for, you know? — MyTakeOnTV, April 29, 2009

It was terrific. It was almost like being a fan of these guys and this show, and then finding myself on set going, hey! Coolest show! — MyTakeOnTV, April 29, 2009

Maybe it’s because I know Simon so well, I understood exactly what he meant with the character, and I hope that I conveyed it through my performance, and if I haven’t, I apologize in advance, but I understood Vincent’s anguish, and I understood the desire for salvation, and I think before the end, he rests assured of himself. He’s not all bad. — MyTakeOnTV, April 29, 2009

Also, thank you so much to all the people who tuned into my Criminal Minds episode the other night. It was a fun show to be a part of. — MySpace Blog, May 2, 2009

… The Back-Up Plan

It’s very funny. It’s very moving. It’s a terrific little film. — EW PopWatch, April 29, 2009

I think we’re gonna be really good onscreen together. — EW PopWatch, April 29, 2009

I think we might just have a decent little film on our hands! — MySpace Blog, July 30, 2009

I think it’s going to be a really funny movie. Kate Angelo wrote a really well-balanced and funny script. — CBS “We’re Not Doctors” unused footage, July/August 2009

My co-stars were fantastic. Jennifer is amazing. I am very lucky. — TV SOAP, November 2009

It has a lot of physical comedy and it has some really touching dramatic moments too. I can’t wait to see it. What I shot felt great. — TV SOAP, November 2009

… Whiteout

Essentially, I play the villain in that as well. A rogue-ish, rugged, Australian pilot who’s a bit of a smartass. It’s like Wow, what a stretch. — EW PopWatch, April 29, 2009

I play an Aussie pilot in the movie. I’m okay in it. I don’t really love anything that I’ve ever done, and this is no exception to that. But, it’s a fun movie, and it’s worth going to see. — IESB.net, September 9, 2009

… Moonlight

It was a tough show for everybody in a sense that it was a high maintenance girlfriend. You love her, she’s great in bed but it takes so much of your time to appease her that you’re left going, Okay, is this worth the end result?’ — theTVAddict.com, April 29, 2009

I look back at it with a broken heart for the most part. I put every part of me into that show. I was fighting for it from every angle and I was there from the very beginning. — Boston Herald, April 29, 2009

Joel Silver called me right before Christmas. ‘Alex, we’re making the movie. You in?’ ‘Well, sure.’ He hung up, and I haven’t heard from him since. I don’t know what the answer to that is. I don’t know. — Boston Herald, April 29, 2009

It feels to me that ‘Moonlight’s’ disappearing out of my grasp. It’s sad, but I’m so glad to have been a part of it. — Boston Herald, April 29, 2009

I can’t do ‘Moonlight’ again — it’s finished. The bottom line is that my true fans will follow me where I go. — TVGuide.com, April 29, 2009

Yeah, I didn’t work for like 10 months. I went back to Australia for a minute, and then I went and sat in a forest for a couple months and got my thoughts together. I did a bunch of writing…. Essentially, I went into a bit of a tailspin and left the country, to Mexico, out of phone range. I was kind of upset. — TVGuide.com, April 29, 2009

Initially, I was concerned about CBS being the snooze station. They’re renowned for putting boring shit on TV. It’s true! I’m talking about the last ten years of CBS. But now Les Moonves is there and things are changing. — PinkRayGun.com, September 2007

It’s sexy. It’s not gratuitously violent, but the action is pretty radical. I’m really surprised they’re letting me do the stunts I’m doing. It’s awesome stuff. — PinkRayGun.com, September 2007

I myself get very nude and kill people in every episode and have absolutely no issue. — PinkRayGun.com, September 2007

It was wonderful to fight for something and keep it alive for longer than it otherwise would have been. It’s great to be a part of a success, even if it was for only a season. — SFX Vampire Special, June 2009

The workload and the pressure are quite challenging. I’ve come to the conclusion that I will never work harder than this as an actor – unless I’m doing a war film for Oliver Stone somewhere in the Vietnamese jungle, it’s boot camp and he’s making me sleep in the trees and not allowing me to eat at all. — Starlog, March 2008

Moonlight will always be the best. — TV Guide Magazine, August 2009

Genre fans are renowned for their passion, enthusiasm and dedication… and voice, which I really love. I never really think anything I do is going to be that special or affect anybody that much and so I was surprised. — Entertainment Weekly, September 2009

That’s a Joel Silver question, but as far as I know, no. It’s done. It’s over. Mick St. John has been laid to rest. — TVGuide.com, October 2, 2009

I didn’t have a gray hair when I started “Moonlight”, now I’m on the Clooney train. — ET, October 24, 2009

You have no idea the stuff that went on. I can’t believe it lasted as long as it did. — Boston Herald, October 1, 2009

“Moonlight” is not coming back and I’m probably never going to play another vampire. — CBS “We’re Not Doctors” unused footage, July/August 2009

I love Mick St. John more than anybody. — TV SOAP, November 2009

After Moonlight was canceled I needed to go away and regroup for a while. — MySpace Blog, November 30, 2009

The most unnerved I’ve been in this whole process was when I was at Carnegie Hall by myself on stage. There was the cast of ‘Cane,’ like 10 people on stage, and the cast of ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ and I kind of waddled out there by myself and I was like, ‘Please watch “Moonlight.” Bye.’And I felt like a [jerk] ’cause I didn’t know what was coming. I had lost my entire cast. — LA Times, October 31, 2007

… Mick St. John

I had never seen a group of people fall so deeply in love with a character I’d been a part of. — TV Guide, April 2009

I think he’s wonderful, I love him. I feel really sorry for him sometimes because he can’t quite bust out of this loneliness that he still lives with, he just can’t accept his lonely life. I mean, that being said, it’s a pretty heavy duty life to accept… that he has to, you know, that he has to live from human blood for ever more and that he will never die and that he will never grow old. The fact that he hates himself so desperately, is something that I… I really feel for him, you know, but also really enjoy his humor… — Voices From Krypton, October 2007

So I mean the situations this guy gets himself into. I read the scripts and I go ‘Oh, Mick for God’s sake, will you just go on holiday. Can’t you just sit in a hut somewhere for a week?’ — Various web interviews, November 2007

My favorite thing about him I think is his ability to overcome extreme drama and duress and not lose sight of the lighter side of life, which essentially stems back to the humanity that he desperately clings to, which is fundamentally extended in his heart. So I think without sounding sanctimonious or sentimental, my favorite thing about this character is his heart. — Various web interviews, November 2007

Mick is the loneliest man in the world. Even though he’s surrounded by people, he’s isolated and cut off from his own humanity. Mentally, he’s one of the most damaged characters I have ever played. He’s not in a lot of physical jeopardy, but emotionally, he’s a wreck. I try to reach inside of him and find the humanity at his heart. — CBS Watch! Magazine, 2008

What saving [Beth] signifies to him was so enormous and now that she’s come of age and he’s starting to find himself attracted to her… oh man… he wants her to call him Dad and he wants her to call him Baby… it’s all messed up. — Sydney Morning Herald, December 2007

If it’s not about that one great love, then who gives a fuck?” — Various web interviews, November 2007

Mick has a dark sense of humor, too, which I really like. But beyond that, he and I are quite different. Mick is tougher than I am, and probably a little smarter, too. I’m just a guy who’s lucky enough to do what he enjoys for a living. — Starlog, March 2008

He’s enormously conflicted. He’s a monster who is terrified of the monster within himself. — Starlog, March 2008

But I’ll tell you, mate, once I put those teeth and eyes in, it’s like I’m wearing a mask. It completely shifts me away from who I am. Mick St. John as a normal guy, before he vamps, is one character, but Mick St. John in full vamp is another beast altogether! — Starlog, March 2008

The fact that Mick is 90 years old and that he’s still ruggedly handsome, the fact that he’s still youthful and his eyes are still bright is something that he struggles with. — SciFiNow, Issue 10, 2007

I loved Mick more than anybody. I had to live in his skin every day and every night for a long time. — Boston Herald, October 1, 2009

I love Mick St. John more than anybody. — TV SOAP, November 2009

… The Turning Scene with Jason Dohring

It was intense. You’ve got to get over weird, when you shoot a show like this. As an actor, you have to get over yourself … so you don’t judge the characters you play or the scenarios you find yourself in. I’m forever finding my mouth on men’s necks or wrists, and yes, it is bizarre, but I am used to it. — Inside TV, AOL, April 2008

… that little line, ‘My Beth’… that was actually an improv line. ‘My Beth’ just came out of me being in the moment in the scene, living in Mick there for a moment. I don’t remember it happening, but when we were shooting I was just thinking how much I loved this woman. — Daybreak USA, May 2008

… The Shield

Like when I did THE SHIELD, I couldn’t believe it, I was like, ‘Holy Shit, I’m on THE SHIELD. Oh my god!’ — MyTakeOnTV, April 29, 2009

This will probably be the thing that gets me recognised. It’s a big deal. The role was highly coveted over here and I’m really happy. — Daily Telegraph/Sydney Confidential, May 2006

It’s a really scary transition. I’ve never worked on something like this. It’s tough! It’s like there’s film acting, there’s TV acting and then there’s The Shield. That’s kind of how I describe it. — IGN.com, June 2006

I’ve been doing a lot of reading and spending a lot of time with the LAPD guys. I’ve been doing that and going out shooting lots of guns and sort of rolling with these cops and just talking to them and just doing as much research stuff as I can. — IGN.com, June 2006

… August Rush

I read that script and I knew I had to be a part of it. I know that sounds corny, but I was like, ”I’ll kick down doors to get something in this”, because it was such a wonderful script. — Cleo, March 2008

It was tricky, because I had to accept a local hire which is a kind of contract with Warner Brothers where I had to find my own accommodation and being in New York for four months, you do the maths, you don’t end up making money doing a film like that, but to have it on your resume, these are the sacrifices you make. — Cleo, March 2008

I lived in New York with Jonathan Rhys Meyers while making the movie August Rush — in which I play a Dubliner — and it was helpful that Jonathan is Irish. I kept that accent for four months. That can be quite confrontational for people around me. — Woman’s Day, December 2007

… The James Bond Audition for Casino Royale

The reality is I may not get the role, which is the conundrum for all actors, but at the end of the day, I’m incredibly grateful just to be considered. People’s ears prick up and they do take me a lot more seriously here now. — Various web articles, August 2005

Picture it! Picture it! It’s James Bond, need I say more? — Various web articles, August 2005

It was the biggest screen test I’ve ever done. It was very comprehensive. They had tuxedos and suits made for me, and they cut my hair. — Media Blvd Magazine, November 6, 2007

I think I was a bit young, to be honest. I think in five years I’ll be a good Bond. — Media Blvd Magazine, November 6, 2007

But I’m afraid it killed my mother. She always thought I’d be a great Bond. — Copley News Service, April 25, 2008

How gutted was I? I didn’t think I was going to get it. It was a fucking fantastic experience. I’ve held the gun! — Australian magazine, 2007

I flew to London and screen-tested for it — and obviously didn’t get it. But at least I got to be Bond for a day! — Woman’s Day, December 2007

… Oyster Farmer

There is nothing intimate about a sex scene at all. You have got 30 people standing around and there is a camera between your legs and there are lights and make-up girls looking at your bum to make sure you haven’t got too much shine. If I never did another one, that would be just fine. — AAP General News, Australia, June 16, 2005

If we didn’t laugh about it, we would have been crying. Now I’ve started worrying because Oyster Farmer is going out on 22 screens internationally in July, and there’ll be my naked bum again. — The Courier Mail, June 23, 2005

It was very exposing, in more ways than one. — The Canberra Times, June 28, 2005

When I read the script, I was drawn to Jack’s character and I really wanted to tell his story. — Nationwide News, June 14, 2005

When I looked around the set at the amazing actors I was working with – Jack Thompson, Kerry Armstrong, Jim Norton, David Field – it sometimes didn’t feel quite real. I feel very fortunate to have had the experience, every moment I listened intently and watched what they were doing. I had so much to learn and they were all so willing to teach….I felt blessed. — “Oyster Farmer” Production Notes, 2005

The script looks at what it is like to be a man in this society. Jack is an Aussie bloke, he’s a little bit ostentatious, a little bit obnoxious, a little bit cheeky, but he’s sensitive as well. Jack is really a city kid who ends up in the scrub for the first time in his life and, unexpectedly, finds a community and love. — “Oyster Farmer” Production Notes, 2005

We hired a boat, found a little beach somewhere up the river and rolled out our swags. We went fishing, ate fresh fish, talked about the script…..it was great. It is so peaceful on the river, the air is clean, there’s wildlife and trees. It has its own little sub-climate and that has an interesting effect on you. — “Oyster Farmer” Production Notes, 2005

I opened up the script and started reading it, and I couldn’t put it down. It’s fantastic, the writing is so powerful and the characters are so strong and full, and it’s such a beautiful story and such an important story, I think, for us, because of the way things are in the world at the moment. It’s about love; it’s about hope; and it’s about family. I just went back to [my agent's] office and said, ‘I’ve got to do this; get me this job!’ — FilmStew.com, September 16, 2004