Eric Bana
Eric Bana
Eric Banadinović, known professionally as Eric Bana, is an Australian actor and comedian. He began his career in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining critical recognition in the biographical crime film Chopper. After a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Bana gained Hollywood's attention for his performance in the war film Black Hawk Downand by playing the title character in the Ang Lee's Marvel Comics film Hulk. He has since played Hector in the movie...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth9 August 1968
CityMelbourne, Australia
CountryAustralia
I haven't met Heath but I really look forward to a good beer and a sit-down because I'm sure we could compare a bunch of notes after this experience.
Without a doubt, rowing is the hardest thing you can attempt to lean in a short period of time.
He was very generous to me. It was extremely beneficial because you can always learn some things that are not on the page or not expressed - things that he might say, or things that he might not say. It all sits in your subconscious and affects the character in the end. So being able to meet with him was very, very interesting.
Shooting Hulk was very small scale for me because I wasn't involved in the CGI stuff.
Yes, Olivia knows, as I've confessed this a long time ago to having plenty of posters of her in my bedroom as a child. So, yeah, I've embarrassed myself before. I've embarrassed myself before in front of Olivia. So, that's OK.
I wanted to be a racing driver but, you know - this'll do.
Without a doubt, rowing is the hardest thing you can attempt to learn in a short period of time.
I don't like working in a studio, at all. I just prefer to be on location, rather than hearing the bells of the studio going off. It's like being in Las Vegas, where no one knows the time and there are no windows.
If a great comedy landed on my doorstep, I would find it hard to say no.
The thing I love about working with first-time directors is that it's always quite shocking how little difference there is between them and directors who've been directing all their lives.
But it's healthy - whatever you can do to keep you fresh and awake. Acting's such a ridiculous job and sometimes you need to look at it like that to get a sort of degree of freshness.
I always use the analogy that when you go to a jeans store and put on a new pair of jeans, it's a pair of jeans and they feel different; so, when you're dealing with these sort of costumes it's a very big departure and really does make you feel quite different. But it's wonderful.
There's a plethora of wonderful documentaries. I made a point of not looking at anyone else's portrayal of Henry because I think it would have been too confusing - so I've got a lot of films to look forward to.
Yeah I was aware of the book, but hadn't read it. So as soon as I'd finished the script, I got a copy of the book and read that. My wife had read it and she loves it, so that was a good sounding board. I like her writing style, she's such a page-turner. I enjoyed The Constant Princess as well. I think she's great. The books are very popular with women and I can see why.