Simon Baker
Simon Baker
Simon Bakeris an Australian actor and director. In his television acting career, he is best known for his lead roles in the CBS television series The Mentalistand The Guardian...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth30 July 1969
CityLaunceston, Australia
CountryAustralia
beach book surfing
I grew up surfing on the north coast of New South Wales, and on most of the beaches, women never wore tops. When we were 10 or 11, me and my mates couldn't drive, so they'd take us surfing and then sit on the beach topless and read a book. I don't know if I quite saw them sexually, but there was physical intrigue.
australian
I do have a lot of Australian friends.
kids thinking ideas
I don't like the idea of talking down to kids. I think I was talked down to, and you rebel against that.
guy needs tables
Well, capitalism is going to grow and grow. The nature of it is that the guy who has the most poker chips on the table has more leverage than everyone else. He can eventually outbluff everyone else and outraise everyone else at the table. That's what has happened and it needs to be corrected.
kids bravado ifs
I was a pretty confident kid, even if it was all false bravado.
life-is hectic
My life is pretty hectic, but I'm really into it.
fancy stuff
I don't like fancy fiddly girlie stuff.
girl surfing would-be
I'm not immune to the charms of the female form. And when I was 17 and I spent every spare minute surfing, most of the girls we hung out with would be topless.
ifs direct disagree
I am very straight-forward and direct. If I disagree with something, I say something about it.
growing-up ocean space
I didn't grow up with money, but I grew up with a lot of space. All I did was surf. I was committed to the ocean. That's one thing about Australians; we have the capacity to embrace life.
enjoyable
Time goes a lot quicker when the work is a lot more enjoyable.
couple school years
I was probably not the first to lose my virginity among my friends. I was definitely one of the last ones to reach puberty - I didn't grow until the last couple years of high school.
couple school years
I was probably not the first to lose my virginity among my friends. I was definitely one of the last ones to reach puberty - I didn't grow until the last couple years of high school.
want scripts firsts
I made a point to not read too far ahead with the first six or seven episodes of any show. I would read the outlines, but I didn't really want to read scripts too far in advance because I didn't really want to get ahead of myself, at all. To be honest, I don't have the time to come up with theories.