Sam Worthington
Sam Worthington
Samuel Henry John "Sam" Worthingtonis an English-born Australian actor, best known for his portrayals of main character Jake Sully in the highest-grossing film of all time, Avatar; Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation; Perseus in Clash of the Titans and its sequel, Wrath of the Titans; and Alex Mason in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops and its sequel Call of Duty: Black Ops II...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth2 August 1976
CityGodalming, England
CountryAustralia
It's a fine line. If you withhold too much, you come across as wooden - as I've often been described in some movies. Fair enough. I believe that the best performances are the ones that an audience has to search for.
There has been much less work done in Sri Lanka because of the political problem. It may be a challenge for some donor countries to accept some exceptions amid restrictions on whom to work with.
When I was young, my parents were these titanic, infallible figures. But Mum's illness and Dad's battles with diabetes and heart attacks had a ripple effect on me - reminding me of my own mortality and that these illnesses are genetic.
When I do my job, I dive into these characters and try to flush something out of myself into these characters, and hopefully that translates well.
Our challenge is that we respond to stark events.
Starting out, they told me: 'You're a good-looking guy. We'll put you in this role, and you can be a conduit for the audience into this side of the story.' But I've grown up, and that's not what I want anymore. My concept of the job I do has evolved. And it is a job, nothing more.
If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.
I've done a lot of roles where I'm the hero saving the planet.
I think if they suddenly cut away and you realize there is a stunt guy, you're out of the movie.
I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it.
I do movies I would go to see.
I didn't set out to be famous; if I'd wanted that, I would have gone on 'Big Brother.'
I cry a lot, and I have no problem with that at all. Listening to your emotions is part of being alive.
I auditioned for 'Avatar' in Australia. It was a 'blind' audition. I didn't know what the movie was about and whom it was for.