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" I prefer comedies when they come from a dark kind of place and have a reality to it. "
Toni Collette
Dark
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" The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world. "
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Yourself
Relationship
" I think when I was younger, I used to sort of long to be a part of films that were really gritty and hardcore in a way. "
Toni Collette
I Think
Long
Think
" I can't imagine a world without music. "
Toni Collette
World
Without
Music
" I grew up watching a lot of American television and so the American sound has been in my psyche somehow for a long time and is quite familiar and so that does make it easier. "
Toni Collette
Television
American
Long
" I hate it when the mother is just the mother in movies. "
Toni Collette
Hate
Just
Mother
" To be able to create a character and tell a story is a crazy way to make a living. I feel so lucky to be able to do this. "
Toni Collette
Character
Story
Create
" I've never had a game plan. It's just if something comes along and it feels right in the moment. "
Toni Collette
Along
Moment
Never
" I don't feel I owe anyone anything. "
Toni Collette
Feel
Anyone
Anything
" I have to say, I feel really lucky. I've had a lot of great characters to play. "
Toni Collette
Play
Feel
Great
" I'm not Buddhist, but I am drawn to it because it seems the most beneficial of organised religions and the most compassionate. "
Toni Collette
I Am
Because
Most
" I don't mind where I work, it's really nice to be able to travel around and taste the flavours of different countries. "
Toni Collette
Nice
Mind
Work
" I guess in Australia every film is sort of an indie film because there are no studios. "
Toni Collette
Australia
Indie
Film
" Cameron and I actually do wear the same size. It made it very easy for the wardrobe department. "
Toni Collette
Made
Easy
Wear
" My face moves, unlike some actors' do. I guess it's kind of a response to what's happening internally. "
Toni Collette
Happening
Face
Response
" I think it's important to relax in general. I don't try to save up my relaxing for one month period of the year; it's kind of a daily practice that I've tried to remain aware of. "
Toni Collette
Relax
Important
Daily
" I hate sitting around labouring over things. I love just getting into it. "
Toni Collette
Sitting
Hate
Just
" Lars Von Trier is a genius. Every film he makes is so honest and powerful. "
Toni Collette
Honest
Powerful
Von
" I'm glad that it was so physical and so isolated. "
Toni Collette
Physical
Glad
Isolated
" I think that the Japanese culture is one of the very few cultures left that is its own entity. They're just so traditional and so specific in their ways. It's kind of untouched, it's not Americanized. "
Toni Collette
Kind
Culture
Think
" If I hadn't had acting, I would probably have imploded. "
Toni Collette
Acting
Had
Would
" Whether it's a movie I'm in or not, if there's a good movie, and it's low budget, and you know everyone's done it just because they were passionate about it and they cared for it, if it has any kind of audience, it's just a wonderful outcome. "
Toni Collette
Budget
You
Know
" The one thing I want to do - and I am doing - is starting my own production company, for me to produce and direct in the future. Have a bit more say and control - become the storyteller more than just the character. I want to choose the story, plant the seed, and watch it grow. I just want to have a bit more involvement. "
Toni Collette
Story
Future
I Am
" If I get dressed up, and my boyfriend says, 'You look gorgeous,' I kinda feel funny. I don't know if I'm particularly comfortable with being attractive. "
Toni Collette
Funny
Know
Look
" Planning and worrying and chaos in your mind? Forget it. What's the point of that? "
Toni Collette
Chaos
Forget
Point
" Being in the desert was brilliant and it was hard. "
Toni Collette
Brilliant
Desert
Hard
" To tell you the truth, my father says I came out of the womb literally singing and dancing, as though there was a spotlight on me. When I ask what I was like when I was little, they just say 'loud.' "
Toni Collette
Me
Dancing
Father
" I just want to find some inner peace, and I think I'm getting there, slowly but surely. "
Toni Collette
Inner Peace
Find
Think
" An accent in a way can be an entry into a character. "
Toni Collette
Way
Entry
Accent
" I find it strange that actors are on the covers of magazines. "
Toni Collette
Covers
Magazines
Strange
" I try to play real people who inspire me through something in their journey. "
Toni Collette
Journey
Try
Play