It's a great challenge to come from little New Zealand and beat the odds in Hollywood.

I always thought I'd go to university and then get a real job, you know. Now I want to do stuff that really makes me happy. Although I'm still trying to work out what that is. But for me there are always constants.

The accent got lost somewhere along the way. I'm a little embarrassed about it. When I arrived in LA I assumed I'd be able to put on the American accent. It proved difficult so I had six months working with a dialect coach and it's become a habit.

Heath, I believed in him when I first met him, and helped and supported him. He went on to obvious success in the States and then I had him support me. It can be a lonely, horrible, hard place. It's great just to have someone to call to say 'I know, man, I was there'

Most horror films fail to scare me. I think "The Ring" plays more as a psychological thriller. It's smarter, there's more character development and some of the themes explored go a little deeper.

It's a great challenge to come from little New Zealand and beat the odds in Hollywood.

It is a little weird now, going over to Heath's place. It's like, 'Hi Heath, hi Nomes.' Very strange!

'Little Fish' has reminded me why I fell in love with acting in the first place.

Alex O'Loughlin is an old friend. Actually, when he first came to L.A., he stayed at my house.

As soon as I got off the plane in L.A., I heard they'd cast the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy and that it was all being shot in New Zealand! That was pretty ironic.

Definitely, I'd love to do more in New Zealand if it was the right time.

During the shoot, when you're not at work, you're learning lines for the next shoot, and that can be all-consuming.

I always intended to move back to New York when I was first there.

I feel for anybody who has that level of celebrity where you can't lead a normal life.

I hate talking about myself, I find it such a boring topic. I'd much rather talk about other things.

I just want to keep challenging myself. Keep moving the goalposts and raising my game.

I like dramatic stuff, and I have a goofball side, too. I like to do comedy and off-beat things as much as something really, really serious.

I love new places, new people, new ideas. I love cultural differences, and I'm fascinated by the truth - all the different versions of it.

I personally really sympathise with the Maori cause - what's gone on historically and their struggle today as a culture, and how they hold on to that identity and stand up for what's rightfully theirs.

I think I'm fortunate as an actor in that I do seem to get opportunities to play roles that aren't necessarily typical of what I've done before.

I think it's part of my personality - I love to travel; I love different cultures and philosophies and perspectives on things.

I think mine's such a mish-mash now: I get criticised for sounding like a Yank when I come home, and everybody thinks I'm Australian when I'm in America.

I think the buzz of acting is playing people different to you, and for me, that means traversing all genres.

I try not to invest time in what other people think of me.

I went to New York for a while before I moved to L.A., and I was very clear that I didn't want to do TV. For a decade, basically, I didn't even entertain the idea.

I'm never entirely happy. That's just part of my personality, and I just have to accept that.

I'm not in a real rush to be a big star.

I'm quite proud of growing up in New Zealand where, from quite early on in primary school, you're learning to count in Maori, Maori mythology and dances and colours and history, and I think that gives a child a really good grounding.

I've become a lot more relaxed about my career, but maybe that's a part of growing up. I realise there are things I hold dear and value, aside from professional achievements.

I've got to say, I like being the everyman.

It's actually reassuring to see people struggling to do our accent instead of us constantly trying to emulate British or American accents, which we are always asked to do.

It's good to see some Kiwi accents up on the big screen.

It's harder in the States. I'm much more inclined to get offered things that are a lot straighter and heavier and dramatic. And they go by looks, too. If you look like a leading man, then that's what they will consider you for.

It's very rare you get a director who's that invested in the actors. So yeah, when 'Little Fish' came around, there wasn't much negotiation!

Most horror films fail to scare me.

Most horror films fail to scare me. I think 'The Ring' plays more as a psychological thriller. It's smarter, there's more character development and some of the themes explored go a little deeper.

Most people start eating healthy after the doctor says they have a problem. That's just human nature.

My dad was my hero when I was a young boy. And then it's a toss-up between Han Solo, the New Zealand All Blacks Rugby team, and Marlon Brando.

My mother was a product of World War II. My grandfather was on leave in Edinburgh when he met my grandmother.

Sometimes America gets tempted by the glitz and glamour.

Sometimes you just dread reading scripts; it's like the chef who doesn't want to cook at home.

The writer of 'The Red Road,' Aaron Guzikowski, deserves the credit. The fact that the dialogue is so understated is what makes this show so appealing, especially as an actor.

There is nothing I feel that connected or passionate about that would take me away from acting.

There's something incredibly primal about facing something treacherous but doing it anyway.

We spent a few days up Ben Nevis, which is the biggest mountain in the U.K., and there was one day when we had to make a decision whether we were going to go to the summit or not. It was already getting dark, but we made the call to go and made the summit, but as soon as we got there, this blizzard just hit.

What's exciting about Sundance is that they're making a name for themselves in this boutique television niche world, and there's energy behind that.

When I arrived in L.A., I assumed I'd be able to put on the American accent. It proved difficult, so I had six months working with a dialect coach, and it's become a habit.

When I'm not acting, I'm usually sailing or camping or exploring or travelling or spending time in New Zealand.

When you're doing a one-man play, you maybe rehearse for a month, and then you're just doing it an hour or two a night.