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" 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. "

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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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" 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. "

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

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

" Hal Ashby is one of my favorite filmmakers. "

" Meditation is an essential aspect of my life. "

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

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

" 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 wish I had more patience. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I have trouble admitting I'm wrong. "

" 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

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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. "

" I've never had a game plan. It's just if something comes along and it feels right in the moment. "

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

" 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 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 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. "

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

" I wouldn't play glamour for glamour. "

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" I'm glad that it was so physical and so isolated. "

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

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

" I hate sitting around labouring over things. I love just getting into it. "

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

" 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. "

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