“I think I had about a month off when I broke my rib in Australia, whic...” — Kevin Pietersen Quote

I think I had about a month off when I broke my rib in Australia, which was magnificent.

A good four to six weeks is about right for a proper break.

Leaving South Africa was very difficult.

I've realised I can be happy.

The England team is a team that never, ever stops.

But although Australia was also involved in the Vietnam conflict, I can remember my dad telling us that if we were in Australia, we wouldn't be drafted until we were 20.

My dad played in the National Soccer League in Australia and also played football in Malaysia.

In Australia, the Man Booker is sometimes seen as something of a chicken raffle.

I've really had a great career. It's been part fortune and part my own choices that steered my own career into playing the great roles that I've played on stage in Australia and at the National and West End in London and on Broadway.

I made 'Siam Sunset.' In Australia, it was pretty much universally hated, but I did notice that almost any American who saw it loved that film, so in 2001 I made a film in America called 'Swimfan,' and they released like a big studio movie, and it made money.