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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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" 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. "

" 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 don't feel I owe anyone anything. "

" The potential strength of female friendship and the bonds that can be formed, especially over a lifelong relationship, is very profound. "

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

" I believe in nurturing the inner world. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 can't imagine a world without music. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I have to say, I feel really lucky. I've had a lot of great characters to play. "

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

" People are so fearful about opening themselves up. All you want to do is to be able to connect with other people. When you connect with other people, you connect with something in yourself. It makes you feel happy. And yet it's so scary - it makes people feel vulnerable and unsafe. "

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

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

" An accent in a way can be an entry into a character. "

" I think that the Japanese culture is one of the very few cultures left that is its own entity. They're just so traditional and so specific in their ways. It's kind of untouched, it's not Americanized. "

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

" I love holidays. It's such a wonderful time for the whole family to be together and not have to worry about schedules and that kind of thing. "

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

" Being in the desert was brilliant and it was hard. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

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