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And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and – my father is a big fight fan – and I said, ‘Dad, I got a couple of days off and I’m getting ready to go to Houston to sign to fight Muhammad Ali.
When you get pure joy out of ‘being’ rather than ‘doing’ or ‘seeing,’ that’s when you realize how big and unexplainable some things are and being a dad is one of those very few things.
I used to be really nervous when I sang. Like, when I was a kid starting young, 18 and 19, and my dad really had to sort of push me to start singing in front of people. Ever since I got out there and really started doing it, the only thing I’ve ever tried to do is just sort of is be myself, you know, never put on a voice. Sing naturally.
Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically.
My dad was very fun and very adventurous, and from a formative age I learned to value men who would do things on a whim.
I’m one of five kids and we lived on a massive farm in New South Wales with my mum and dad.
I’m gonna be the best dad that ever lived. I’ll have a ranch with a race car track and a golf course.
I wanted my dad to be proud of me, and I fell into acting because there wasn’t anything else I could do, and in it I found a discipline that I wanted to keep coming back to, that I love and I learn about every day.
My dad still calls me and makes sure I’m taking my vitamins.
My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you’re a kid, you want to be just like your dad.