Chris Hemsworth Quotes

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.

The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel.

I feel like I'm ready for any dangerous situation that might come my way, provided I have a hammer on me.

Keeping an open mind is always important.

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.

These cybercrime fighters are regarded as the superheroes. They're highly intelligent and have this alien-like, advanced-type knowledge within themselves. It's something that impressed me every day.

Being a superhero is a lot of fun.

Here's your opportunity, now you've got to make something of it.

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

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.

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

It is often difficult to watch yourself onscreen, especially 60-feet high. As an actor, it is an uncomfortable experience.

Growing up, my parents were my heroes, in the way they conducted their lives.

I'd like to think I'm a normal sort of guy, but go to my mum and she'll probably say, 'You know,Chris was always the daughter out of my three boys.'

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

Being a father is certainly a task. But the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family, that's what it's about...

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

For three years, I had embarrassing haircuts.

I love that Viking era, but also they're a fatalistic people and that dictated their fearlessness in battle and approach to life.

I put the costume on and said 'It's not very comfortable, but it looks amazing,' so it's all good.

Sometimes there is more exploration in the character for a villain.

Chris [Evans] sent us a text that The Avengers assemble at such and such bar at 9 on Saturday night. That was a good group effort.

Strong female leads are important.

I grew up in a household with two brothers and we lived in the bush. We were constantly building weapons and forts and things. But I didn't set out to be an action hero.

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.

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.

Eating when you're not hungry and taking in that amount of food is exhausting.

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

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

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

Work all paled into the background as soon as I had a baby.

You get the part, sign the contract and start to realize millions of people follow this guy and know more about your character than you do

Everywhere you look in L.A., you're reminded of what you're a part of - or what you're not a part of. And everyone you meet is talking about the same thing all the time.

The opportunity to work with women who are at the top of my list of people I'd want to work with and who are my favorite women to watch on screen, was fantastic.

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.

Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it's empowering.

Working with Anthony Hopkins every day is a blessing.

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.

As a kid, I loved any fantasy.

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

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

I never felt big enough playing Thor. And then people talk about you like you're 9-foot tall and 800 pounds. I'm well aware of the illusion. There's not a second where I go: Yeah, I'm a god.

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

I like to explore things.

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.

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

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.

I put the costume on and said 'It's not very comfortable, but it looks amazing, ' so it's all good.