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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
I can tell you where I was when Kennedy was shot - which was in the common room at school. I heard about it on the old valve radio. At the time of Armstrong's landing, I was at university rehearsing a play.
I enjoy some physical stuff. But if I had a choice between playing a scene where it's raining, it's terribly cold, I'm wet and I'm being drowned and playing a scene with dinosaur eggs in a labo... (more Sam Neill quotes)
Architecture is one of Sam passions.
In his free time he likes to paint with water colours and play the ukelele.
In 2002 Sam played Ray in the Australian comedy movie Dirty Deeds which also starred Bryan Brown, Toni Collette and John Goodman
Sam has been nominated 5 times for an Australian Film Institue Award in various categorys.
1991 for Death in Brunswick (Best Actor in a Lead Role)
1993 for The Piano (Best Actor in a Supporting R... (more Sam Neill trivia)