Quotes by Ryan Kwanten

About Ryan Kwanten:

Ryan Kwanten is an Australian actor. He played Vinnie Patterson from 1997 to 2002 in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. After his stint ended he joined the American teen drama series Summerland, portraying Jay Robertson. In 2008, he was cast as Jason Stackhouse in True Blood.
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That's something lacking in a lot of modern-day families - just talking. It's almost a lost art form.

Ryan Kwanten

I've been known to turn up drunk at triathlons and do very well. I'm more of a heat-of-the-moment type of guy. A friend will tell me about something coming up, maybe that weekend, and usually not an abundance of thought goes into my doing it.

Ryan Kwanten

I'm not one of those actors who gets physically fit for a role and then loses it all again.

Ryan Kwanten

I like to have a hectic schedule.

Ryan Kwanten

I'm not a big fan of the gym, I do lots of outdoor aerobics - yoga, swimming, running - but I kinda hate talking about it. We have a term in Australia, it makes you sound like a wanker.

Ryan Kwanten

I'm definitely an elbow-room guy.

Ryan Kwanten

I used to get a sort of sociophobia, and I still get it sometimes these days when I'm in a confined space with too many people. It's not like I freak out or anything, it's just that I'm far more comfortable in my own company sometimes than being surr...

Ryan Kwanten

I'm very much a masochist at heart.

Ryan Kwanten

I don't necessarily find superheroes in general, for me, that appealing. I'd much prefer to play, if I was to be cast in a superhero film, I'd prefer to play the villain because there's a reason, there's a motive behind their madness.

Ryan Kwanten

One of my favorite actors is Paul Newman. He could tell so much with a single look, whereas some actors would need an entire five page monologue to give off the feeling of what he could say with just a single look.

Ryan Kwanten

I've always been relatively reserved with my social encounters.

Ryan Kwanten

I'm glad acting sunk its teeth into me, because now I can't imagine doing anything else.

Ryan Kwanten

I'm not one of those actors who asks for too many favours. So when I do, people tend to listen.

Ryan Kwanten

I pride myself on breaking any box that anyone wants to put me in.

Ryan Kwanten

Whether I fall on my feet or fall on my arse, I dunno. You've got to take those risks.

Ryan Kwanten

I'm not the kind of guy that inspires madness in people.

Ryan Kwanten

I'm not really comfortable with who I am to be honest. I feel more free to step into the shoes of somebody else. There's always an element of me in there but, you know, if you give me a script and some clothes I can do anything. But, as Ryan, I'm a b...

Ryan Kwanten

I never want to be that guy at a dinner table saying, 'I wish I could have dessert.' I actually went through a stage when I would order dessert first.

Ryan Kwanten

My mum is about five foot with her hair done. Without it she's about four foot 10.

Ryan Kwanten

As actors, we deal with rejection so much more than any other business. So I don't care how much of a genius you are, if you don't have the propensity to be able to get back up every time you get knocked down, then you're not going to survive.

Ryan Kwanten

Author Bio

  • NameRyan Kwanten
  • DescriptionAustralian actor
  • BornNovember 28, 1976
  • CountryAustralia
  • ProfessionActor