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" When I wrote 'We Can Be Heroes,' I was just so excited about the concept of playing loads of characters, and a television series allows you to do that. "

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" I'm so independent in writing stuff and controlling what I do. Sometimes I get calls from people asking to be in their movie, but I'm always writing or editing, and I can never get around to doing it. I'm so much more interested in my own stuff. I think I drive my agent crazy. "

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" Australia has a thing where apparently it's fine for me to dress up as an Asian woman. No one has questioned that. "

" I like playing all sorts of ages and genders. "

" I'm totally not media shy and do interviews all the time and go to events and totally play along and actually enjoy talking to journalists most of the time. "