I don't have a story about an epiphany in which I suddenly realised I wanted to be an actor. It was much more a case of the idea dawning on me gradually.

I guess the bigger you dream, the further you have to fall if you don't get it, so it can be a bit of a scary thing to be that ambitious.

Every time I see a good play or watch a good movie, I have the same feeling I had as a child of wanting to be that person on stage or wanting to run through the forest with a big dress on.

The comforting thing for Australian actors is that there's a strong community in L.A. as well - it's almost like you swap one home for another. I didn't feel any pressure.

I definitely try my best not to stay in character when I'm not on set, which can be more difficult in some roles than others.

Kissing in films, it's just another thing you have to do. It kind of becomes as technical as how to open a door, really.

Charlestoning is hard. People were fit in the '20s to be able to do that. I guess they didn't sit in front of their computers all day.

Sometimes the comfort of being in a relationship lulls you into mundane complacency

Your thoughts exist. Whatever you have thought today, yesterday or many years back, it is energy and it exists. Your attention activates thoughts and it is strengthened with your repetition.

wup-wup-wup" - Pil and Popo

When you've been going on about something for a while, it is always satisfying to discover that other people agree with you.

We have what is happening as a result of the current administration in our country, which I think has taken us in a totally wrong direction, postulating totally wrong things.

So instead of getting to Heaven, at last - I’m going, all along.

Tell your husbands any bad news when everything is calm, not just as they come through the door.

One of the amazing things we have been given as humans is the unquenchable desire to have dreams of a better life, and the ability to establish goals to live out those dreams.

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

If you're stuck in a painting, then stop and draw something else. Draw a flower and put your love into that flower. Then your powers will come back again.