Actress

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.

After 'Muriel's Wedding,' I first went to America, and I was sent all these scripts about fat girls overcoming hurdles. Something in me knew not to go down that road, even if it was a good script.

I really only take roles that I love and that I have some kind of innate compulsion or need to tell that story. Although it's almost like I have no control over it. It's like they choose me.

Being in the desert was brilliant and it was hard.

I grew up watching a lot of American television and so the American sound has been in my psyche somehow for a long time and is quite familiar and so that does make it easier.

If I get dressed up, and my boyfriend says, 'You look gorgeous,' I kinda feel funny. I don't know if I'm particularly comfortable with being attractive.

I wouldn't play glamour for glamour.

I don't try to live the life of my character but I think it's inevitable that there is some carry-over into your life.

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

My face moves, unlike some actors' do. I guess it's kind of a response to what's happening internally.

Cameron and I actually do wear the same size. It made it very easy for the wardrobe department.

I've been extremely happy and fortunate in terms of what I've achieved and the experiences I've been given.

Hal Ashby is one of my favorite filmmakers.

I try to play real people who inspire me through something in their journey.

To tell you the truth, my father says I came out of the womb literally singing and dancing, as though there was a spotlight on me. When I ask what I was like when I was little, they just say 'loud.'

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

I love working. I love it! It makes me feel awake and alive and appreciative, as does my family, but in a different way. If I was told I couldn't do it, I think I would wither and die.

Whether it's a movie I'm in or not, if there's a good movie, and it's low budget, and you know everyone's done it just because they were passionate about it and they cared for it, if it has any kind of audience, it's just a wonderful outcome.

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.

Travelling's so much better when you know you've got a lovely home to go back to.