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
australian
I do have a lot of Australian friends.
kids thinking ideas
I don't like the idea of talking down to kids. I think I was talked down to, and you rebel against that.
guy needs tables
Well, capitalism is going to grow and grow. The nature of it is that the guy who has the most poker chips on the table has more leverage than everyone else. He can eventually outbluff everyone else and outraise everyone else at the table. That's what has happened and it needs to be corrected.
kids bravado ifs
I was a pretty confident kid, even if it was all false bravado.
want scripts firsts
I made a point to not read too far ahead with the first six or seven episodes of any show. I would read the outlines, but I didn't really want to read scripts too far in advance because I didn't really want to get ahead of myself, at all. To be honest, I don't have the time to come up with theories.
life-is hectic
My life is pretty hectic, but I'm really into it.
fancy stuff
I don't like fancy fiddly girlie stuff.
girl surfing would-be
I'm not immune to the charms of the female form. And when I was 17 and I spent every spare minute surfing, most of the girls we hung out with would be topless.
ifs direct disagree
I am very straight-forward and direct. If I disagree with something, I say something about it.
growing-up ocean space
I didn't grow up with money, but I grew up with a lot of space. All I did was surf. I was committed to the ocean. That's one thing about Australians; we have the capacity to embrace life.
enjoyable
Time goes a lot quicker when the work is a lot more enjoyable.
ad buoyant contrary elsewhere enjoying gains journal newspaper seems seen street trends wall
The FT seems to be enjoying some buoyant ad gains to date, which is contrary to trends we've seen from The Wall Street Journal and elsewhere in the newspaper industry.
agents few hours house lose manage millions online respond send
Agents must manage their leads. If you see a house online you send an e-mail, and if the agent doesn't respond in a few hours they could lose millions in business.
thinking arrogance arrogant
The French have the reputation of being arrogant. I don't think it's arrogance but a certain authenticity.