The truth is, I'm just a rough old New Zealander who has enjoyed many challenges in his life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One of the best things about growing up in New Zealand is that if you are prepared to work hard and have faith in yourself, truly anything is possible.
New Zealand is a place where you can get well.
I love having the laid-back, easy-going, family-priority nature of New Zealand, but I'm certainly enjoying the States in terms of the career opportunities and the enthusiasm I get to find work.
I do think of myself very strongly as a New Zealander, but when I moved out to the States, I was aware that I didn't want to just live in a satellite community of only other New Zealanders.
You simply couldn't make a living as an author if New Zealand was your only market.
I might be one of the most flamboyant characters New Zealand has ever seen, but my intentions are good, and I would like to see New Zealand flourish.
It's a great challenge to come from little New Zealand and beat the odds in Hollywood.
This is the difficulty about talking about it without sounding big-headed, but you cannot speak of New Zealand now without my involvement in what it has become.
Trust me: I don't wish I was a New Zealander.
I've had a quiet fascination with New Zealand for most of my life.