He picks up on something - which is that whether you're a 50-year-old or an adolescent, you're on some kind of hormonal rollercoaster in those two age groups. So I'm not quite sure if it's serious comedy or funny drama.
I always had a fantasy of being a chef, because I like kitchen life.
I did not want to put myself on the line, as an Australian playing Britain's greatest comic actor. The fans of Sellers are obsessive, possessive - and aggressive. I did not want to risk their anger - or my own reputation.
I often thought I was in the wrong business. I was pretty seriously thinking of tossing it in before I shot Shine. I do not know why. I was pretty restless, I had been through a bad period of stress induced anxiety - panic attacks - and I was not sure of what I wanted to do.
It's their story, and I got to be the guy in the back while they were in the foreground.
My eye muscles hurt now when I read our MasterCard bill.
This is what happens when you are on the wrong side of 40. Young adults, who could be your children, are now working with you. I was playing their parents or mentor. I started to think: Oh, I am not part of that group any more.
When people come to me and tell me I was terrific in this or that, I do not want to fall flat on my face the next time. But, tough, I have fallen flat before. You just get up and dust yourself off.
You can start with the fact that I am tall and thin and he was short and pretty chubby and very hairy. I was also an Aussie.
Geoffrey has an older sister.
In 2003, Geoffrey had parts in two Disney films, Finding Nemo and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Those two films were also the top grossing Disney films of the year.
Geoffrey studied mime at the Jacques Le Coq School of Mime in Paris, France.
In the 2000 movie Quills, Geoffrey and his wife
Geoffrey was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Queensland, in Australia.
Geoffrey began his acting career with the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Geoffrey and his wife have two children, Angelica (1992) and James (1995).
Geoffrey did the audio commentary for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), with director
Geoffrey was actively involved with Melbourne Community Groups in preserving historical landscapes from adverse development; particularly in regard to Camberwell Railway Station where he organized a protest march, attended by Barry Humphries amongst other luminaries (2004).
Geoffrey made his motion picture debut in the film Hoodwink (1981).
Geoffrey's early interest in theatre led to his 1971 stage debut in Wrong Side of the Moon with the Queensland Theatre Company.
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