Xavier Samuel Quotes

Australia, Television Actor
December 10, 1983

Xavier Samuel (born 10 December 1983) is an Australian actor. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films September, Further We Search, Newcastle, The Loved Ones, Frankenstein, A Few Best Men, and played Riley Biers in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Billy in Spin Out.

Also known as Actor, Film Actor

I studied Shakespeare all through high school. Both of my parents teach English and history, so it has always been around my experience as a young man.

Xavier Samuel
I don't know that many Australian actors in Los Angeles, but there are a few of us. I mean, we kind of get together occasionally, but I wouldn't say it's an alliance or anything like that.

Xavier Samuel

My hair and my accent are sort of my main assets.

Xavier Samuel
- Hair
- Assets
- Accent
In Australia, getting an audition can be a rarity. There just aren't as many opportunities.

Xavier Samuel
- Opportunities
- Australia
I've been doing American auditions for a while, and it always felt sort of like sending these audition tapes off into the ether. So just hearing anything back from anyone was kind of startling.

Xavier Samuel
Everyone brings their own particular skill set to the job, and acting training can work for a lot of actors, and it can't. I've seen a lot of really good actors go into acting schools and then come out a little bit corrupted.

Xavier Samuel
- Good
- Work
- Job
It's kind of bizarre, isn't it? Having that kind of attention. I'm not under the microscope in the same fashion that a lot of the other cast members are, so I think I can slide under the radar a little bit more, but getting any attention at all is completely new for me.

Xavier Samuel
Acting is like sex, it’s possible if your partner is bad, but it’s better if they’re good.

Xavier Samuel
- Bad
- Sex
- Acting