Australian Quotes

If the Fed ceases hiking, against the backdrop of still rising commodity prices, then the Australian dollar will have few reasons for resisting any topside advances.

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 don't consciously seek out Australian projects. I put them on the same table as all the other scripts and I wouldn't ever do a film just because it's been shot at home.

There's animals like us existing and thinking and giving interviews on Australian television.

Australian people are dope. They're so fun. They want to just have a good time, and they have a great sense of humour.

I've always noted with some awe the reading habits of the Australian public. Australians read more newspapers and magazines per head of population than almost any other country in the world.

Australian weather's amazing! You notice that when you go overseas.

All of a sudden, there are great Japanese films, or great Italian films, or great Australian films. It's usually because there are a number of people that cross-pollinated each other.

As an English player you are lifted when the crowd gets behind you. The atmosphere over here can be unsettling for the Australian players and I hope all our fans get behind us.

I don't want to get involved in Australian politics. You are a democracy, and Australian people should decide who they will vote for and I'm not mingling or interfering in that all.

The most important appointment Pope Francis has made is the appointment of the Australian cardinal, George Pell, as the Vatican's financial overseer.

I love Australian people.

Australian SF book publishing has undergone a boom recently, and sometimes it's easier for new writers to sell a book to a local publisher first, which then makes a US edition more likely.

I'm never there enough to really keep up with what's going on in the Australian film industry. I just try and be part of it as much as I can.

There's a sense of humor within the Australian culture that prevails when one is in a rather difficult situation.

I carry my iPod everywhere. My favorite group is the John Butler Trio, an Australian jam band. The lead singer and guitarist writes amazing lyrics.

Across the board, Australian films need to have a lot more money spent on selling them.

I still, by and large, make low-budget Australian films.

I'm so used to Australian films not getting a release outside Australia.

I'm in fact Australian but my mother's English so I've got no problem playing a domineering English woman.

Coming from theater, and having been to acting school, and done little, small Australian independent movies, a lot of the time, it's always about character.

British comedy - which has been a big inspiration to me for many years - is very different to Australian comedy and different again to American comedy.

Our commitment to defence goes beyond this. It's a long-term commitment to make SA the home for Australian defence. It's a commitment to providing the right infrastructure and the right people.

I'm not too fond of the typical Australian activities or culture. I'm not into surfing.

I can hardly understand the Australian accent.

No one cares about the Davis Cup. How many people know I won five Davis Cups and seven majors, but that I rarely played the Australian Open?

The Australian film industry has recognised Tropfest as a place to nurture young talent. It's a stepping stone between amateur and professional.

When the Australian Government looked at how to meet the challenges, and the opportunities, presented by our ageing population, it saw that an all-encompassing approach was a prerequisite.

I was elected by the Australian people to bring back a fair go for all Australians. I have given my absolute best to do that.

I'm a very proud Australian, always bragging about our country wherever I am in the world.

I am very good with dialects, but the two that I can't do for some reason are the South African and Australian.

The Australian Open attracts one of the most competitive line-ups in the world and I’m looking forward to putting the heat on some of my old on-court rivals.

I don't think of myself as either American or Australian really, I'm a true hybrid. It's a good thing for me because both of them are really good countries.

There's a bunch of directors that I really admire, and Australian ones as well. It would be nice to do a film at home.

MPU was a great platform for emotional drama and Australian stories.

But I don't think of myself as a foreigner or a Frenchman! I just think of myself as a director. Whether I'm French or Australian or whatever, it's really not important.

Easiest job in the world of course, Australian psychiatrist, "Gday Gday how you doing no worries next".

It's an Australian thing to be dismissive. We find that endearing. Americans don't. They believe what you say.

I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music.

I don't know, maybe Australian humour isn't supposed to be funny. It's as dry as the Sahara, and I think people miss that.

I was offered and accepted a part in 'A Few Best Men,' and then the Australian actor's union argued that there were too many British actors. And the director decided to lose me.

I'm Australian. I'm assimilated. I was born here - how ocker do I have to be?

The Australian backyard was once built for tradesmen and outdoor toilets. As suburbs spread, it became a playground and source of pride.

Backyards are as Australian as the Hills Hoists they host, and as individual as those who work and play in them. Whether haven, pantry or playground, they all tell a story.

Before becoming an Australian you will be asked to subscribe to certain values. If you have strong objections to those values, don't come to Australia.

It is Australian innocence to love The naturally excessive and be proud Of a thoroughbred gelding who ran fast.

I talk about being Australian a lot.

I'm developing some screenplays at the moment with my Australian producer.

For me, even just being English was a whole sort of experience in as much as I'm Australian.

I do notice that when I come in to meet casting people, they love that I'm Australian. Maybe it's our good work ethic.