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" I'm a fan of music, some rock music. But I like many types of music. But I suppose a kind of longstanding love of specific bands would be Radiohead, Wilco, Neil Young, Tom Waits, REM. "

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" Mothers are so awesome. They do so much. They wear so many hats and have very passionate relationships with their kids, and with life, and I think it's a real balance having your own existence and then being this responsible, kind of loving person in someone else's life or several other people's lives. "

Toni Collette

Loving

Balance

Think

" People are so fearful about opening themselves up. All you want to do is to be able to connect with other people. When you connect with other people, you connect with something in yourself. It makes you feel happy. And yet it's so scary - it makes people feel vulnerable and unsafe. "

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

" 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

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

" I don't feel I owe anyone anything. "

" The people who are most attractive to me are those who feel most comfortable in their skin - there's a sense of self-acceptance. "

" 'Krampus' had a certain originality about it, so I jumped on board. "

" I'm not Buddhist, but I am drawn to it because it seems the most beneficial of organised religions and the most compassionate. "

" The way a character looks reflects what's on the inside. I can make myself look really bad, and I can make myself look kind of gorgeous. It's not about me; it's about the character. "

" I love working. I love it! It makes me feel awake and alive and appreciative, as does my family, but in a different way. If I was told I couldn't do it, I think I would wither and die. "

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

" Independent films have a certain freedom about them - there isn't so much at stake in terms of money. I think they're more interesting because they're not watered down to appeal to the masses. They tend to have a unique voice. "

" I just want to find some inner peace, and I think I'm getting there, slowly but surely. "

" My life is fancy dress, so I prefer not to do it in my spare time. "

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

" In a lot of films, forever it's been boy-meets-girl, and thank God for films like - I know it's going to sound ridiculous - 'Frozen.' I was so excited for my daughter to be able to watch a love story between two sisters instead of some stupid prince. "

" I guess in Australia every film is sort of an indie film because there are no studios. "

" We were just covered in dirt the whole time. It was so hot - and that was in winter. I can not imagine what it's like in summer and how the people who actually live out there survive. "

" 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

Dancing

Father

" I just never want to repeat myself. I also don't want to be bored in life. The great luxury of being an actor is you get to be different people, and I would hate to be repetitive. "

" I love kids, so working with them wasn't a problem. "

" When I look at a character, I never look at the size of the role. I always look at the whole person, no matter how much they're featured in the movie. "

" Also, I think having a musicality about me that helps in identifying different things in languages and getting them right. "

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

" 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. "

" I wish I had more patience. "

" I've done a couple of films in Philadelphia, and it's a great, great town. "

" I really only take roles that I love and that I have some kind of innate compulsion or need to tell that story. Although it's almost like I have no control over it. It's like they choose me. "

Toni Collette

Need

Story

" 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. "