I like to be absorbed in what my character's doing.

I like to do projects that challenge me, and hopefully in turn challenge the audience, or open your eyes to something you're not aware of.

I was a bit of a loner as a teenager. I never went to a single social event, because they terrified me.

I read a lot of books. So, usually when I go home I try to re-charge my batteries and absorb new stories to become inspired again.

Everybody who is an actor has been acting since they were three.

Feminism is just about equality, really, and there's so much stuff attached to the word, when it's actually so simple. I don't know why it's always so bogged down.

I like my anonymity - that when I meet people they don't know me.

I'm a huge sucker for comfort.

It's hard to tell what people realize. Everybody's different and has a different understanding of the difference in times.

I hate the feeling when I'm overseas, away from Australia, that I'm trapped, blocked by an ocean from getting to the people I love. That gives me anxiety.

You definitely put a bit of yourself in every character, and you always have to have an understanding and empathy for the person that you play.

I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope.

Just because everyone around you is playing small, doesn't mean that you aren't entitled to dreaming big.

Old truths and ancient magic, revolution and invention, all conspire to distract us from the passion that in one way or another defeats us all.

Don't worry about doing research. Just search.

What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on earth.

On our knees we are the most powerful force on earth

I like radio because you can do an hour-long interview and then three days later have a finished piece.

I've been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had their career.

Opinions are projections.

Aristocracy is always cruel.