I like putting my money into things like food and shelter. I’m probably a bad example of an investor. – Simon Baker
When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It’s almost like playing five different roles. – Simon Baker
The French have the reputation of being arrogant. I don’t think it’s arrogance but a certain authenticity. – Simon Baker
There’s more of a family connection when you’re working on a TV show. That’s not to say that you don’t make great connections when you’re working on films, but it’s different unless you’re there working every day. – Simon Baker
I’ve seen the odd tarot reader and had my palm read in various countries and explained to me in many strains of broken English. Did I believe a word? To be honest, I didn’t understand much, but I loved watching the presentation. – Simon Baker
I would love to do a rom-com, but they are not good – good and successful doesn’t equate to the same thing. – Simon Baker
I think this Occupy Wall Street thing is great. I think that is a good thing and that people need to stand up, voice their opinions, and be heard. – Simon Baker
For an actor working in television or film, I think it’s important to understand how the medium works – how the camera and lenses work and how the sound and the editing works. – Simon Baker
I don’t use deodorant. If you drink enough water, you shouldn’t have to. I think I smell pretty good without it. – Simon Baker
Sometimes the intensity and the grind of doing television can wear you down, but at the same time there’s something about the repetition, the sheer mass of work that you do that’s also liberating. – Simon Baker
I’m pretty good at gardening. It consumes my time, and it feels like I’m doing something constructive. – Simon Baker
I’m a big fan of Alan J. Pakula’s films like ‘All the President’s Men’, ‘The Parallax View,’ and ‘Klute.’ I’m a big fan of those movies. – Simon Baker
Well, capitalism is going to grow and grow. The nature of it is that the guy who has the most poker chips on the table has more leverage than everyone else. He can eventually outbluff everyone else and outraise everyone else at the table. That’s what has happened and it needs to be corrected. – Simon Baker
It’s always difficult when you’re on a show that goes for more than a year or a couple of years. – Simon Baker
I am very straight-forward and direct. If I disagree with something, I say something about it. – Simon Baker