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I think it's so easy to be judgmental of other people's decisions.
When I came out of drama school, I was in a shared house in Sydney.
Like any mum, I fear some mysterious illness befalling my children.
You can only desire something that you've already had in your life.
I feel very comfortable - literally and metaphorically - in my skin.
There's a lot of anti-Semitism, and it's not just against the Jewish.
I've been mostly influenced by experiences in the theater growing up.
I haven't got many anecdotes. Maybe I should do something scandalous.
There's not a long, entrenched tradition of theatergoing in Australia.
Happiness is fleeting - I think that's the main lesson I have learned.
I am the age that I am and I am trying to do the best with what I got.
When something is a vocation, you don't really make a decision about it.
Ageing is something that both men and women are utterly terrified about.
Don't you find that work, if you love it, is actually really invigorating?
Conservatism is affecting the way women perceive who they are in the world.
I think my understanding of different types of love has certainly deepened.
I think about my father and how sad it was that he never had grandchildren.
Some ideas, like what you're going to do with your life, take time to form.
Theater is all about foyers and conversation and digesting what you've seen.
Working with Woody [Allen] is like an emotional strip club without the cash.
I love dressing up, although that doesn't mean necessarily on the school run.
If you only exercise your soloist muscles, the other muscles quickly atrophy.
There are certain things in ancient practices that are not worth adhering to.
I'm not particularly interested in playing characters that think the way I do.
I was but three when he passed by, but I shall be grateful until the day I die.
I'm incredibly lucky that my profession allows me to be where I choose, really.
Mind the gap - it's the distance between life as you dream it and life as it is.
I don't understand a way to work other than bold-facedly running towards failure.
I don't like a heavy mask of make-up day or night - mascara and a bit of bronzer.
The one thing that all great cities have in common is that they are all different
I guess I prefer to be quite private. It's a myth that actors are exhibitionists.
The one thing that all great cities have in common is that they are all different.
In the current climate, things that are true, brave human stories become political.
I do tend to move on anyway. This is a part of my life, but it doesn't rule my life.
I believe that a creative career is only as good as the risks that you take with it.
I think the atmosphere on set really comes from the material, but also the director.
To those who voted for me, thank you. And to those who didn't, better luck next year!
Audiences want to see them, and in fact, they earn money. The world is round, people.
I don't consciously think of how parenthood has changed me but I'm sure it must have.
I think the more you do as an actor, the more facility you have to switch on and off.
My father died when I was young, and after he did, my mother had it tough. Very tough.
When I emerged from drama school, I had no expectation that I would ever work in film.
The less one can think about oneself, the more interesting and attractive one becomes.
I care about climate change because of our children. I want to safeguard their future.
You have to surrender less when you see a film than when you go and see something live.
I think you need to have a healthy sense of doubt because I think doubt leads to inquiry.
Once you get an offer from Steven Soderbergh, you just do anything you can to make it fit.
An actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.'
I would have loved to have been an architect - which, actually, would have been a disaster.
Becoming artistic directors is an enormous responsibility and not one that we take lightly.