Chris Hemsworth Quotes

It's much easier to hate someone on screen, if you actually like them off screen. It's a more enjoyable ride. There's nothing personal about it.

You come to America, and, if you do a big TV show, then you can be overexposed, or old, before you're new.

I think it's important to be aware of different people's styles and how you adapt or change or steal their ideas.

As a kid, you run around the house pretending to be a superhero, and now to be doing it as a job, I feel very lucky.

I went from sort of trying to get work to all of a sudden being signed up for the next few years on something, and something of this scale with some of the best people in the business involved, acting and directing. It was a dream.

You have the massive world that was created by Marvel, and then you have these very intimate actors around you. There was as much character work on this as there would be on a little independent film. So, I felt very fortunate in that sense.

I'm busier than I've ever been, but you can go through the lists of people who are bang up there one minute, and then just disappear.

I have sporadic OCD cleaning moments around the house. But then I get lazy and I'm cured. It's a very inconsistent personality trait.

Every film has challenges and all of us are doing it together, all the cast is doing it together so you keep each other motivated I guess and keep each other in check.

Each time you put the muscle back on, your body has that muscle memory and wants to hang on to it, so you just have be well underfed and over-trained to get it off and it's exhausting.

My dad works in child protection and he's spent many, many years in that line of work.

Well, I'll keep on auditioning and one day maybe I'll go to LA and try out for films there.

I can remember watching 'Lord of the Rings' and being truly regretful that I wasn't a being in that world.

I'm not into watching stuff I did last week, let alone three or four years ago.

My father and I are very similar and have a wonderful relationship, but we both stand by our opinions.

I got a film fairly quickly and felt like I was on a roll. I would walk into auditions sounding like Crocodile Dundee, thinking, 'This is going to be a novelty for them.' Then I realised that there are a million other Australians here, and I should just shut up.

I was filming 'The Avengers' when I got the call for 'Rush,' so I went from 215 pounds, which is how much I weigh when I'm playing Thor, down to about 185 pounds to be able to fit into the car. That was all in about four months.

I was a chatty kid.

People who put themselves on the line and sacrifice their own safety for the greater good and for others, and anyone in any profession whose concern is the welfare for other people instead of the individual, are inspiring and important.

I almost feel more anxious lately about, 'Here's your opportunity, now you've got to make something of it.'

I hadn't read comics really before coming in to shooting the original 'Thor.' During that and beforehand, I read stacks and got my head around it all. We reference, especially when we were putting the script together before we started shooting, other stories.

I get to stay active and that is my job at the moment, so I can't complain.

Any time you have someone come up and say they love what you do and they get great joy from it is a very humbling experience.

There's a lot of pressure playing something that existed for so many years before you were involved, and already has a fan base. I approached it by doing it as well as I can.

I grew up in a culture of motorbikes. So I like racing just fine. Quite a lot, actually. That was when I was a boy in Australia. And I never really made the jump to cars after that.

I enjoy working on a movie that lets your imagination run wild, it's great to be a part of and watch.

Being a superhero is a lot of fun.

First time I looked at a Formula One car in person, I just stared at the cockpit, figuring I'd never get in there. The drivers wear the whole car like a tight-fitting suit.

I'm for comfort, not for style.

My dad talks about the times when we'd play backyard cricket: If I got bowled out, I'd just refuse to let go of the bat and swing it at anyone who tried to take it away from me. I like to think that's been tempered a bit over the years.

Working with Anthony Hopkins every day is a blessing.

I remember asking one of the [cyber experts], I said, "Knowing what you know, and you exist behind the curtains so to speak, and you see behind the curtain, do you look at the world differently? Do you feel you have an upper hand?" He just started laughing and said, "Man, people have no idea how exposed they are, how vulnerable, and what's possible."

Not often do you approach a character where people know more about him than you do.

I like to explore things.

The more conflict and contrast you have with a character makes it more interesting.

Growing up I always loved films that transport you to another world and has things you never see in every day life.

As kids, our experiences shape our opinions of ourselves and the world around us, and that's who we become as adults.

I entered the work force cleaning breast pumps at a pharmacy! It was a part-time gig while I was at school ... no interview required.

Keeping an open mind is always important.

For whatever reason, we relate to anything godlike with an English accent. The English are very proud of that. And with anything Roman or gladiators, they have an English accent. For an audience, it is an easy trick to hook people in.

It wasn't until 'Thor' that I started lifting weights. It was all pretty new to me.

Strong female leads are important.