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" 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

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" There are actors who are really fantastically talented at being natural on screen and appearing to be themselves, but I like the challenge of becoming somebody else. "

Toni Collette

Who

Somebody

" I try to play real people who inspire me through something in their journey. "

" Travelling's so much better when you know you've got a lovely home to go back to. "

" I want variety. I want versatility. Otherwise, I'm wasting the opportunity of being an actor, which is all about variation and change. "

" I think there's an inevitable fact that I somehow absorb part of what I'm doing, because that's what you're constantly thinking about, and that's what's in your veins, and that's what you get up at 4:30 in the morning for and fall into bed after. "

" 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. "

" When I watch a movie, someone's beauty isn't what engages me: it's what's going on internally. And I imagine it's what the audience thinks, too. "

Toni Collette

Someone

Watch

" Cameron and I actually do wear the same size. It made it very easy for the wardrobe department. "

" I played a lot of mothers before I even became a mother. It wasn't like I set out to be some sort of mother crusader. "

Toni Collette

Before

Some

" Being in the desert was brilliant and it was hard. "

" Sometimes it was so quiet, it's frightening. It really prioritizes things. "

" I like being married, but it was never something I felt I had to do. "

Toni Collette

Being

Married

" My 20s were totally bonkers. I was living out of a suitcase and burning the candle at both ends. But I tell you - I am totally over it. "

" An accent in a way can be an entry into a character. "

" I can't imagine a world without music. "

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" I wouldn't play glamour for glamour. "

Toni Collette

Glamour

Play

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" I have to say, I feel really lucky. I've had a lot of great characters to play. "