CHRIS HEMSWORTH

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

I almost feel more anxious lately about, 'Here's your opportunity, now you've got to make something of it.'

I'd much rather put on weight than have to lose weight.

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.'

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

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.

First time I looked at a Formula One car in person, I just stared at the cockpit, figuring I'd never get in there. The drivers wear the whole car like a tight-fitting suit.

I entered the work force cleaning breast pumps at a pharmacy! It was a part-time gig while I was at school... no interview required.

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

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

For me, life is about experience and being a good person.

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

I'm busier than I've ever been, but you can go through the lists of people who are bang up there one minute, and then just disappear.

I'm lucky. 'Thor' has kicked off everything I'm doing, and it's been the greatest thing for me, but I am aware that I need to mix it up a bit.

I'm for comfort, not for style.

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

Everything shifted for me after 'Rush.' It wasn't as financially successful as other things I'd done, but it gave me more movement, more options, more doors opening, more meetings. All of a sudden, it's, 'Oh, wow! You're an actor!'

I got a film fairly quickly and felt like I was on a roll. I would walk into auditions sounding like Crocodile Dundee, thinking, 'This is going to be a novelty for them.' Then I realised that there are a million other Australians here, and I should just shut up.

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

I was filming 'The Avengers' when I got the call for 'Rush,' so I went from 215 pounds, which is how much I weigh when I'm playing Thor, down to about 185 pounds to be able to fit into the car. That was all in about four months.

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

As a kid, I loved any fantasy.

I like to explore things.

I have seen 'Thor', yeah. It's fantastic. Being that close to something, it's often pretty hard to watch yourself, but the film in so many ways is so impressive that I was swept along with it like an audience member, and that's a pretty good sign.

Well, I'll keep on auditioning and one day maybe I'll go to LA and try out for films there.