Andrew Divoff Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Andrew: (When asked about relaxation) I like to get physical, whether it's going on a hike to some hot-springs, or skiing or working out with my martial arts. My mind needs something to concentrate on at all times so I find it relaxing to pass the time with pursuits that are less mental and more physical.

Andrew Divoff: (a word to the fans) Just one thing — thank you. Thanks for the support. Thanks for making me keep finding this a magic thing to do. I do love doing these shows. I love the contact with the fans — just to be able to answer questions that usually don’t get answered through the magazines or though other venues. But, thank you for your time, and again, thanks to the fans.

Divoff: (when asked about playing the bad guy) There may be other characters which had kind and sensitive moments in between heroic moments, i.e. when the hero of the movie is holding a gun no matter how sympathetic the character, you pretty much have to throw out kind and sensitive, so there are very few really kind and sensitive characters any more, the prototypical hero is a man of action and therefore a hardened man.

Trivia

He is a fan of both Linda Blair and The Exorcist.

The only producing Divoff has done was some work on a 2005 movie called Dr. Rage.

The three movies which he enjoyed acting in the most are Another 48 Hours, Deadly Voyage, and of course Wishmaster.

Divoff's character, Mikhail Bakunin, in the television show Lost is farsighted.

His father is Russian, and his mother is Irish-American.

He likes to hike and go skiing when he's not working on set.

Divoff can speak, write and read nine languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Romanian, Catalan, Portuguese and Russian.