I always say I've given 24 insufficient performances and I'm looking forward to the time in my life when I'll do something that I think is good. There's always stuff you can do better, stuff that maybe you didn't uncover enough. But if you do something that you truly believe is perfect, then that's got to be the last movie you do.

A professional public image as "The Gladiator" had to compete alongside one as "the telephone throwing actor". He told me it'd be a waste of time. Crowe portrayed Javert in Les Misérables an adaptation of the popular musical.

Crowe's work has earned him several accolades including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame three Academy Award nominations in a row (1999–2001) one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor one BAFTA and an Academy Award. Due to his success and character variety some critics[who?] have called him a "virtuoso" actor. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards including an BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor category Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.