3 December 2020 Geoffrey Rush My kids started school, so having a strong base in Melbourne has been a key priority. I’m not daunted by the travel. People say, ‘It’s so far to Australia,’ and I say, ‘You get on the plane, you eat well, you sleep, you wake up – and you’re there.’
3 December 2020 Geoffrey Rush 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.
3 December 2020 Geoffrey Rush You had to be into sport and, sad to say, I’m a traitor to my country because I don’t have a sporting bone in my body.