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.

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.

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.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

The only two words you should ever say to a mirror are “Hello, Beautiful.

If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.

If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics.

I cried over beautiful things, knowing no beautiful thing lasts.

Children almost always hang onto things tighter than their parents think they will.

Football hooligans? Well, there are 92 club chairmen for a start.

There is no knowledge without theory.

I knew that this job would be too much for me.

Women always think you need a man, you need a father, as if they'd be the slightest use. Men are a dead weight, they're clumsy and maladjusted.