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" Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering. "

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" There must be a thread in everything I choose to take on, and I can't say it's a calculated thread, but I think you end up doing the work that's resonating with you. "

" I find myself gravitating towards drama. It interests me. In the books I read, the paintings I like, it's always the darker stuff. "

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" Now that I have kids, I don't want to do so many daredevily things anymore. "

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" Parisian women have an inner elegance that's envied the world over. They are so relaxed about ageing and seem to acquire more charisma and beauty with time. Who wouldn't want to be like them? That's the trick - to embrace the natural progression of life and to be confident. "

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" When I was about 14, my family emigrated from England to Australia, and we decided to stop in Bali on the way through. "

" When I had dark hair I definitely felt that I was more anonymous. "

" It's always nerve-racking to take off your clothes on film. But doing it with a woman felt safer than with a man. You know you can say, 'Don't grab me there: That's where my cellulite is'! "

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" I'm a tomboy now. I always wanted to fit in with my brother's group, so I climbed trees and played with lead soldiers. But I'm a woman's woman. I never understood women who don't have woman friends. "

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