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.

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.

The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.

One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it's left behind.

Be confident small immortals. You are not the only voice that all things utter, nor is there eternal silence in the places where you cannot come.

With the price of life these days, you've got to get everything for free you can.

Bullying is not gonna stop, but we can at least be confident enough to stand up to it.

If it's a good book, anyone will read it. I'm totally unashamed about still reading things I loved in my childhood.

...balance the budget ? Tax religion.

The middle class is growing that's the reality that nobody can stop.

Everybody talking 'bout heaven ain't going there!

Just look at the Old Testament. They didn't go out with the army first. They sent the musicians out.