Simon Baker
Simon Baker
Simon Bakeris an Australian actor and director. In his television acting career, he is best known for his lead roles in the CBS television series The Mentalistand The Guardian...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth30 July 1969
CityLaunceston, Australia
CountryAustralia
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Every TV show is a crapshoot, really. But every once in a while, a show gets anointed as 'the show.
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As a kid I was always a bit of a clown, a performer.
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I was a pretty confident kid, even if it was all false bravado.
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I'm pretty good at gardening. It consumes my time, and it feels like I'm doing something constructive.
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People talk about random acts of kindness, and that goes back to the measure of being gentlemanly again. It's about having consideration for others, and not expecting anything back. That's the difference.
television sometimes grind
Sometimes the intensity and the grind of doing television can wear you down, but at the same time there's something about the repetition, the sheer mass of work that you do that's also liberating.
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There's more of a family connection when you're working on a TV show. That's not to say that you don't make great connections when you're working on films, but it's different unless you're there working every day.
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I've always been a shy person.
couple problem
In general, the problem in a relationship is when the couple stagnate.
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In network TV, you have to present the box before you can step outside it.
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It's always difficult when you're on a show that goes for more than a year or a couple of years.
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L.A.'s a better place to live than it is to visit.
kids thinking hills
My kids think I'm old and over the hill.
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When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It's almost like playing five different roles.