Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Croweis an actor, film producer and musician. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia and identifies himself as an Australian. He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which Crowe won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth7 April 1964
CityWellingotn, New Zealand
CountryAustralia
On himself: 'I am a specialist in unrequited love' (mentioned to the audience at the Austin concert)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
It was really nice to come down, see a good, solid win, ... It's the last time I get to see a game this year in Australia and it means that in the five weeks so far that they've had Cinderella Man (an advertising patch for Crowe's recent movie) on their jerseys, they've won four out of five.
Hopefully at some stage, I'll be able to apologize directly to Nestor but at the moment, he's not answering his phone.
I'll keep, you know, giving the money. But my attitude is, look, if I'm going to pay for it, I want a say in how it's run.
A lady came up to me afterwards and said this is better than our last grand final win in 1971. And I would have to say that I agree.
I couldn't be happier for her, her family, her pets, everyone, ... Gladiator.
F--- me, I'm sorry. I just wanted to get the f------ phones to work.
Every time I read the script I would get goose bumps, ... It was the idea that this life, this change of fortune, had actually happened. It was real.
Of course you shouldn't get pissed off, of course I shouldn't have thrown something at him, but it's a two-way street. I might have overreacted to a situation, but I was in bed trying to go to sleep. You think I want to put my pants on and go down to the foyer and go, 'What the f--- are you talking about?' to some bloke? Do you really think I want to do that? Come on.
Every time I apply for a visa, it's like you need to take a suitcase to the embassy,
He actually, at the end of the movie, had his fists up in the air and he said to me, it is the best one you have done son.
If I'm an international menace like the (prosecuting) attorney is suggesting, then fine. I'll just stay here.
If there are any problems and you do get up here and go on too long, ... Then 'hello' to my little friend.