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" I've been extremely happy and fortunate in terms of what I've achieved and the experiences I've been given. "

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" My face moves, unlike some actors' do. I guess it's kind of a response to what's happening internally. "

" I find it strange that actors are on the covers of magazines. "

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

" 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.' "

" Planning and worrying and chaos in your mind? Forget it. What's the point of that? "

" Oh, I definitely want to direct. I have young children. My job is already big enough, and I imagine it will be even more so as a director, and I don't want to miss out on them growing up. I'm going to wait until they're a bit older before I leap into that seat. "

" After 'Muriel's Wedding,' I first went to America, and I was sent all these scripts about fat girls overcoming hurdles. Something in me knew not to go down that road, even if it was a good script. "

" I prefer comedies when they come from a dark kind of place and have a reality to it. "

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

" 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. "

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

" My plan is to have no plan. If you know what plan you have, life has its own ideas and will take you in any direction it pleases. So my idea about life is to just be open to it and to go with the flow and go with my gut. "

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

" The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world. "

" 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 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. "

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

" I wish I had more patience. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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