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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. "

Toni Collette

Wait

Children

Enough

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" I'm starting to realise that there are certain themes that I return to, those being that there is no such thing as normal, and people finding their voice and living authentically. And also that you can be influenced and helped through an extended family. "

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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. "

" 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

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

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

" I believe the more important thing is your mind and your heart. Those two things are the most ignored parts of our beings. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Lars Von Trier is a genius. Every film he makes is so honest and powerful. "

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

Toni Collette

Being

Married

" 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. "

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

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

" I don't try to live the life of my character but I think it's inevitable that there is some carry-over into your life. "

" I hate it when the mother is just the mother in movies. "

" 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. "

" Meditation is an essential aspect of my life. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "