Daniel Gillies Quotes

New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.

You're making a big mistake if you think that you can beat me.

Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.

If you devote yourself entirely to a pursuit, there is no way you cannot find beauty and fulfillment.

Whatever you want is as elusive as you make it.

We are taught to want a thing. We are taught that having that thing will make us happy. We are taught that having it immediately is the answer. We are taught a corrupted version of success. And love.

As lovely as people are to me about my performance, I'm still a huge critic. I like very little of what I ever do.

If you do your work, eventually there will be a spark. A fire. A blaze.

We are not taught that hardship is the anvil upon which we are beaten into beauty. We are not taught that some of our greatest moments are some of our most difficult.

I'm not George Clooney, so I can't just pick and choose. I take roles where they occur.

I will say that the food in both Japan and Italy was immaculate. I don't remember having bad food in either country.

Kevin Smith is so great in 'Kingdom Come,' isn't he? He's kind of this very earthy poet. He just has this immediate gregariousness, like, you kind of just want to be his pal.

It's all just venom to the soul and symptomatic of a larger issue: the idea of the shortcut. The result without the fight. The fight is the thing. The work.

Cable had a latitude to move which created less censorship and bestowed upon the artists, the writers and the creators, more liberty to create their shows.