Rhys Darby Quotes

You're thrown to the side and then you think, oh, there's more to life than what we really can just see in front of us. There's something else going on.

I get them [auditions] from time to time, and I sometimes get auditions for big dramas, and I often think, well, I'm not going to get that part. This was a big surprise - it was The X-Files.

Thor is a legend after all and if you're getting a legend back, you've got to get the Darby in.

I've always been a big fan of the Yeti, simply because I have an affiliation to Everest - who was the New Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary, the guy that conquered it.

That's the first time I've been involved in such a big way as a voice actor and this script [Voltron] is very matter of factly.

Now I'm a big fan [of X-files]. I had to see what all the fuss is about, and I love it.

Luckily the script [of X-files episode] was written wonderfully and that became who I was and I was quirky, and I was kind of agitated and not entirely happy, but at the same time, witty.

I was in the New Zealand army for like four years, the exact period of when it was on the air, so I never saw it.

I'd love to be [one of MacGyver's buddies]. I'd watch that one and just think, wow, what a life. Living in Hawaii, driving around in someone's Ferrari, and solving mysteries.

That's one of the best things about characters like Indiana Jones. I mean, he's funny. He's done really wicked things.

I'm probably a monster-of-the-week guy, and that comes back down to my old favorite show, which as a kid was always Scooby-Doo.

I've never really been into ghosts or spirits, and I've only had a couple of those kind of experiences.

I've seen UFOs, and Loch Ness - I've been to Loch Ness a few times looking for Nessie, and that's also a beautiful place to be.

When I do the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, I always go across to Loch Ness and stay there.

I guess, on my list, going back to some old American stuff and British stuff that I used to love in the '80s, would be a British show called Dad's Army, which recently just turned into a movie.

You've got to have a likeability factor, I think, in your comedy characters. If the guy's really, really funny but you just don't like him or her, then you're never going to root for them.

I think Psycho Sam is closer to the real me in some ways which is frightening to admit, but I guess... I mean, I'm definitely into the paranormal.

I'm quite a good reader of people; I like to meet people, and I can tell if they're lying or not.

I tried my best [on audition for X-Files], and it worked out. I got the part. So I was flabbergasted.

I am very much into the paranormal.

My optimistic outlook on life is to sort of be positive and take everyone at face value.

I missed Breaking Bad and people just go on and on about it until you're blue in the face with envy and you've got to watch it.

I do want to come across something, I do want to feel something and see something.

I've always been into monsters.

Science and technology are the keys to both our longevity and our demise. Our entire existence on this planet is a double-edged sword.

Comedy helped me out in my teenage years. It saw me through puberty and helped me to deal with dating.