J. Ross: "My next guest is Hollywood Royalty. He is also the world's manliest man! Strewth, it's Russell Crowe!"

RC (from the green room, pointing towards his hand) : "Right there. Right there Jonathan. You've got the audience in the palm of your hand, son (giggle)."

J. Ross: "Russell is, I think, one of the finest screen actors working today - there's no doubt about that. But there's more to him than that. He's also a talented musician and of course (Jonathan laughs, jokingly) he's the undisputed southern hemisphere bar-room brawling champion!"

RC (laughing, from the green room) : "Nowhere near it mate. No where near it."

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How do the Irish and Australian's approach their wives after a night out?

Russell said, "What was that I heard the other day? What's the Irish definition of foreplay? "Brace yourself Colleen, I've been to the pub"!"

And "the Australian definition of foreplay? "Are you awake?""