“Torturing and or killing pet animals is an early indicator of an expression of inner hostility. Such an individual, as they grow older, will then extend that very same hostility towards not just animals, but to people around them.”

“It indicates that as an adult, he’s gonna get pleasure out of hurting people, and that basically gives him a sense of power, out of deliberately causing them pain, and making them suffer.”

Tough Nuts, Australian Crime Stories, season 2.

“You know, when you grow up in the suburbs of Sydney or Auckland, or Newcastle like Ridley or Jamie Bell, or the suburbs of anywhere, you know, a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable. But this moment is directly connected to those childhood imagining[s]. And for anybody who’s on the down side of advantage and relying purely on courage, it’s possible. Thanks very much.”

Russell Crowe, Oscar Awards.