Quotes by Matthew Nable

About Matthew Nable:

Matthew Nable is an Australian film and television actor, writer and former professional rugby league footballer. After playing in the Winfield Cup Premiership during the 1990s for the Manly-Warringah and South Sydney clubs, he wrote and starred in the rugby league-centred drama The Final Winter in 2007. Nable went on to act in films such as Killer Elite and Riddick. He appeared on The CW's Arrow as Ra's al Ghul.
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I've worked really physically hard, and I was never afraid of working hard as younger bloke.

Matthew Nable

Given the choice of living in Los Angeles or living in Sydney, I would choose Sydney.

Matthew Nable

Writing is a very easy way for me to express myself. When I was still at school, I would write for no reason other than I wanted to write.

Matthew Nable

I tend to keep things that bother me clandestine... well-hidden. I'm also not very good at recognising the reasons that change my moods - they just seem to happen, which is not great for those around me.

Matthew Nable

Writing novels is where I'm most comfortable. It's a very intimate experience.

Matthew Nable

Exposing characters and their shortcomings gives me great comfort. It's always great to write about someone more mixed up than yourself.

Matthew Nable

I am always writing. It is not always good, but if I am writing, I am usually happy.

Matthew Nable

My week at school would be good or bad depending on whether Balmain won. I have such fond memories of those suburban grounds, and everything was so undiluted. The players weren't censored, and for me it was a wonderful period of my life when everythi...

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By the time I was 23 or 24 and had written the first manuscript of 'The Final Winter', I knew I wanted to make it a career but didn't know how. It took me a long time to grow into myself, but when my love of writing returned, it did so with an enormo...

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Post-traumatic stress disorder didn't surface as a condition until 1980... that fact was very relevant when I remember back to how these men behaved. A lot of walking on eggshells was required for wives and children.

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It's a privilege to be an actor, as it's not work - it's a job.

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Author Bio

  • NameMatthew Nable
  • DescriptionAustralian rugby league player
  • BornMarch 8, 1972
  • CountryAustralia
  • ProfessionRugby League Player; Writer; Novelist; Rugby Union Player