Quotes from Martin Henderson

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.

Most horror films fail to scare me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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'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 walked two hours to an audition once and was so sweaty that someone said, 'Oh, you guys from New Zealand don't shower.'

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Where typically the cops are generally the good guys, 'The Red Road' blurs the lines intelligently and shows corruption from all sides of the law. It provides unpredictable drama where the audience is kept guessing about how these characters will each choose to act.

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.