New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive …

- Daniel Gillies

We are contaminated with the idea of "winning" and defeating others. Indoctrinated by parents, schools, and our ubiquitous media, hammered with a lie…

- Daniel Gillies

If you do your work, eventually there will be a spark. A fire. A blaze.

- Daniel Gillies

If you devote yourself entirely to a pursuit, there is no way you cannot find beauty and fulfillment.

- Daniel Gillies

I love to watch my daughter. At twenty-two months, that little soul is developing at a rate I will never understand. She's kind of taught me that gro…

- Daniel Gillies

Whatever you want is as elusive as you make it.

- Daniel Gillies

We are taught to want a thing. We are taught that having that thing will make us happy. We are taught that having it immediately is the answer. We ar…

- Daniel Gillies

You're making a big mistake if you think that you can beat me.

- Daniel Gillies

As lovely as people are to me about my performance, I'm still a huge critic. I like very little of what I ever do.

- Daniel Gillies