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" Meditation is an essential aspect of my life. "
Toni Collette
My Life
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" Lars Von Trier is a genius. Every film he makes is so honest and powerful. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I just want to find some inner peace, and I think I'm getting there, slowly but surely. "
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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. "
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" I believe in nurturing the inner world. "
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" 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. "
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" I guess in Australia every film is sort of an indie film because there are no studios. "
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" Travelling's so much better when you know you've got a lovely home to go back to. "
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" 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. "
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" The potential strength of female friendship and the bonds that can be formed, especially over a lifelong relationship, is very profound. "
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" 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. "
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" 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.' "
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" 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. "
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" If I hadn't had acting, I would probably have imploded. "
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" 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. "
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" I have trouble admitting I'm wrong. "
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" 'Krampus' had a certain originality about it, so I jumped on board. "
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About
Board
" I'm glad that it was so physical and so isolated. "
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Physical
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" I kind of realized I could sing, so I played around with that for a while. And that led me to acting in itself, which I came more passionate about by the age of 15. "
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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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" I think being the conventional beauty is limiting, so I'm glad I'm not that. If I looked different, I wouldn't have the great opportunities I've had. "
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" Cameron and I actually do wear the same size. It made it very easy for the wardrobe department. "
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" I hate it when the mother is just the mother in movies. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" I don't feel I owe anyone anything. "
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" I find it strange that actors are on the covers of magazines. "
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" I'm very happy with my lot. I like the variety I get. You don't want to spend your life repeating yourself. It's true of any kind of artist, you want to explore as wide and far as you can go, so that's what I've been trying to do. "
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