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" When I go to a movie, I'm always thrilled if I've seen an actor do something and I didn't realize until the end of the movie that that was that person. I love that. "

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" Funny enough, if you are looking at people these days who are putting Botox in their face and getting all sorts of plastic surgery, we look at them and go, I can tell you've had Botox. I can tell you've had plastic surgery. You look really strange to me. But no one's saying anything. We're just accepting the fact that they're strange-looking. "

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" I don't believe in God, but the thing I do believe in is that we're all connected. "

" Success comes in waves. "

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" I don't understand the actor who plays the same role from movie to movie. Maybe it's because I worked on long-running television when I was in my teens, and so the idea of playing the same role just bores me intensely. I'd rather not do it at all. "

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" Men often still expect women to be under their thumb. "

" You work on things and you have such faith in them while you're making them that everything feels special - in a way. "

" I think a lot of actors take on fun roles and then they're lazy or flippant with them. I just can't do that. "

" I don't enjoy movies in 3D. I find I can't engage with the story as well. "

" A lot of people are going to hate me for saying this, but one of my least favorite kinds of music, or the kind of music that I feel I've so got out of my system, is musicals music. "

" I don't have many friends. "

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" I don't really relate to certain blokey men who just want to talk about blokey things. I never really know what to say and I always feel I have to act blokey in order to have them not say, 'You're a weirdo.' "

" It's funny, though, with films, because you can incorporate a variety of elements, and sometimes that can work for you and sometimes I think it can work against you. "

" You never say never, but I don't think I'd want to do a long-running series. "

" I've always been resistant to parties and schmoozing. "

" I grew up doing musicals. I've done so many musicals in my life, I kind of got them out of my system. But, I certainly would be open to them. Rocky Horror Show is a big favorite of mine. "

" I always think the really unfortunate thing about the Australian film industry is its lack of momentum. And I don't mean this in a derogatory way. I'm always wanting it to pick up momentum, and I'm wondering if that's even possible. "

" My problem is I'm an addictive personality. I can't have one coffee. I can't eat one piece of chocolate. "

" It's hard to pinpoint why all of a sudden a group of Australian films will be doing well and why they perhaps are better made than some from the past. "

" I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making. "

" On stage, you've got dialogue you've learned. You've got a paying audience. It couldn't be better, you know? "

" I think when people are repressing things, or burying things, that can manifest in all sorts of ways. "

" If I'm exhausted, physically and particularly emotionally, I can't tell what's good and I can't tell what's bad and I'm useless. "

" The reality is that we have all these awards and all these festivals that give out awards, so you sort of go, 'okay, well, people liked the film, and I think it's a good film, and it's up for an award - well, I guess it should win the award then.' "

" The thrill of coming home has never changed. "

" You would think that with ten super-famous people in one movie, it's gonna be ten times more popular or viewed, but on some level, they can cancel each other out. "

" I grew up with such an affinity to cats. I adore the way that they think and operate. "

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" I wish I had the ability to crack wise, generally. You know, without getting punched. There's no way I could do it while getting beaten up. Definitely. "

" A movie that gets a PG-13 rating can show someone running down a street killing 27 people. And there are no repercussions. "

" I never really enjoyed the fame stuff. "