I think that's what I love about my life. There's no maniacal master plan. It's just unfolding before me..

Art civilizes us and it connects us and activates us. And so it's really important to connect with compassion, with stories about people who are diff….

His [Gough Whitlam's] effect on the geo-cultural-political map of Australia is so vast that wherever you stick the pin in you get a wealth of Gough's….

My kids don't watch any TV, but they watch videos and films. I'm sure they watch it at friends' houses..

You can only desire something that you've already had in your life..

Onscreen, babies and animals are my inspiration. They're so alive and there and not messed up in the head the way I am..

You do get scrutinized in the digital age. You know they're zooming in on every pore, which you've got to forget about..

The lack of racial diversity and gender diversity and the lack of female directors - those are not fashionable issues. And they're not issues that re….

Every director works differently..

It seems like people increasingly just can't be by themselves because they're so used to having an epicenter on the Internet that actually exists for….

The one thing that all great cities have in common is that they are all different.

To become a painter or a sculptor or a graphic designer is quite an isolated way to spend your life..

My husband keeps me really honest..

If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disapp….

I'm so misunderstood!.

I've got a funny old face. Someone described it once, and I think they were being kind, as character. But I know what they mean! I've never been that….

Well, I've never looked upon myself as being a beauty, per se..

That's definitely true! It was before my father died, so I can't attribute it to an obsession with death. When I was seven, I loved those old Sherloc….

I look at someone's face and I see the work before I see the person. I personally don't think people look better when they do it; they just look diff….

People love events - they love performances, they love music - and I think Australians are great entertainers..

No, it’s very comforting actually, to know that you’re sitting in a long legacy of actresses who’ve played the role. I’m absolutely all for absorbing….