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" I think audiences have always wanted to see women in the movies, but every time a movie like 'Bridesmaids' comes out, everyone says, 'Oh how funny, people do want to see women in the movies.' "

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" My mother worked when I was growing up, so I was under the impression I'd find it easy to be a working mum. But I found it very hard to be away from my family, even for short periods of time. "

Isla Fisher

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Family

Growing Up

" I was raised as a tomboy with boys, and I never really feel like myself when I am really dolled up at premieres and showbiz events. "

Isla Fisher

Feel

Never

" You can't underestimate how traumatic divorce is for the children. "

" I auditioned for a movie recently, and when I went in, the producer said he'd told one of its stars, Naomi Watts, that he was auditioning me, and she'd said, 'She's so funny; she's a great actress - you should hire her.' What a lovely, kind, and supportive thing to do for another woman. "

Isla Fisher

Stars

Funny

" I'm definitely attracted to other Australians; I have a laid-back attitude to life that I feel is very Australian; I love a good barbie. "

" I went to something like six different schools before the age of 12, so I was always the new girl and had to make friends quickly. It was difficult at the start because I was very bookish - I was literally sat in the corner reading books, with no friends. "

" Growing up, there wasn't much emphasis on being nice or naughty. As a family, there wasn't much discipline. It was more relaxed at home, which I'm grateful for. "

" Comedy has always been important in my family. If you got in a good joke at the dinner table, it meant more than almost anything else. "

" When your parents divorce, it makes you grow up fast. I'd urge parents to strongly consider working things out. I'd work things out and I'd definitely stay put. "

" I've auditioned so many times and been told I'm 'not sporty enough' or I'm 'not sexy.' "

" I breastfed both my kids for two years so, you know it was very tiring emotionally and physically. "

" The most romantic thing a guy has ever done for me is starting a family. That's as romantic as it gets. "

" I don't think one should incentivise the losing of teeth. I find the idea of a child getting an iPad, or a £20 note, for losing a tooth, utterly abhorrent. Fifty pence, or a pound at most, is what my children can expect from the Tooth Fairy. "

" Women should not have to adopt masculine traits in order to succeed. You should be able to stay as a woman, and in tune with your femininity, and still be equal. "

" You know, I didn't get to go to university because I've been acting since I was a kid. "

Isla Fisher

Know

University

" I crashed my boyfriend's birthday when I was 12 years old. He didn't invite me and so I showed up. "

Isla Fisher

Years

Old

" I tell my girlfriends - 'Imagine if all the time you put into waxing and primping, you took all of that energy and put it into something useful.' "

" I just don't want to miss anything in the lives of my children while they are still young. It's why I don't audition for leading roles at all and why I say no to some of the supporting roles that I do get offered. "

" When you're younger, being a redhead is... Well, my two brothers teased me no end. "

" I never had the chutzpah to just come to L.A. and make it. I didn't have that confidence. I'm always surprised when I get a job. "

" I love religions and find them fascinating, and I find Judaism very beautiful. It's enriched my life enormously. "

" I think there is nothing sexier than a handlebar moustache. "

" You have to list all your special skills on a form when you get an agent. There's fencing, stage combat, horse riding, motorbike riding, Spanish, French, German, whatever. I just ticked everything. I talk about 10 languages according to that form. I even ticked the extreme sports box. "

" I love 'Monty Python,' 'Black Adder,' 'Fawlty Towers.' I'm a huge fan of British comedy. "

" I love marriage. I think it's a wonderful institution and it's the most important decision you make. "

" When you shoot an independent movie you have a very limited amount of time, and you don't want to be that actor, when a poor director is trying to get through a movie, that you're asking at every second to discuss performance. "

" I don't really watch many heist movies. Actually, I have quite eclectic tastes, but I tend to watch just foreign films. I don't know why that is. I'm not particularly deep or anything, I just like foreign movies. "

" I find weddings really boring. They give speeches, your aunt kisses you on the cheek, and you're at a boring table. But it's different when it's your own. "

" You can look in the mirror and find a million things wrong with yourself. Or you can look in the mirror and think, 'I feel good, I have my health, and I'm so blessed.' That's the way I choose to look at it. "

" Family is 100 per cent my top priority. "