Quotes by Simon Baker

About Simon Baker:

Simon Baker is an Australian actor and director. In his television acting career, he is best known for his lead role in the CBS television series The Mentalist as Patrick Jane and as Nicholas Fallin in The Guardian.
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I've always been a shy person.

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I don't like fancy fiddly girlie stuff.

Simon Baker

I am very straight-forward and direct. If I disagree with something, I say something about it.

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I don't like the idea of talking down to kids. I think I was talked down to, and you rebel against that.

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I've seen the odd tarot reader and had my palm read in various countries and explained to me in many strains of broken English. Did I believe a word? To be honest, I didn't understand much, but I loved watching the presentation.

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As a kid I was always a bit of a clown, a performer.

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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.

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I think my kids are pretty well-rounded citizens of the world.

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My kids think I'm old and over the hill.

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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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I do have a lot of Australian friends.

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In network TV, you have to present the box before you can step outside it.

Simon Baker

The French have the reputation of being arrogant. I don't think it's arrogance but a certain authenticity.

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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.

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French are what they are without excusing themselves to be.

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I like putting my money into things like food and shelter. I'm probably a bad example of an investor.

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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 think this Occupy Wall Street thing is great. I think that is a good thing and that people need to stand up, voice their opinions, and be heard.

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A shot is only as every as good as how well it tells the story.

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Author Bio

  • NameSimon Baker
  • DescriptionAustralian actor and director
  • BornJuly 30, 1969
  • CountryAustralia
  • ProfessionActor; Television Director