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People who say, 'There's nothing to fear from spiders' have clearly never been to Australia.

It is so interesting when you meet an actor in real life and they look completely different.

Everyone gets obsessed with anti-aging but I'd rather look as good as I can at the age I am.

Obviously, if Woody Allen calls and says he wants you to read a script, of course you read it.

I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track.

If you over plan New Year's Eve it's going to be a disaster so you have to be alive to changes.

I'm of the opinion that it's okay to be silent, to not speak if you don't have anything to say.

I don't mind not looking conventionally - you know, attractive if that's what the part requires.

I said to Martin Scorsese, 'When are you going to make another film with a woman at the center?'

I'm always without sleep. I've got two kids. I understand sleep deprivation on a profound level.

Culture civilizes us, and that's why every single despotic regime has tried to smash [the arts].

Particularly at the moment, it's an incredibly optimistic thing to bring children into the world.

I think when something is apolitical and it gets politicised, then it's incredibly disappointing.

I think good theaters are really important. They allow you to exist in a space with other people.

When you're directing something, you absolutely have to be involved in all layers of the process.

Every time I create a character, I don't assume they speak like I do, even if they're Australian.

After a run of several night events, you begin to appreciate the solitude and the quiet backstage.

There is a societal cost of increased pollution, and that's what I'm passionate about as a mother.

It's been a long time since universal suffrage, and I'm sick of the old white men running the show.

For me, I think the bigger something is, the more difficult it is to make it nimble and fleet afoot.

You can't really watch a theater performance by yourself. You can watch a movie by yourself, though.

Oftentimes you walk on set and then suddenly you're in bed with someone who you've never met before.

You can't be trying to make a film that pleases all people, you know, so it's not a concern of mine.

To become a painter or a sculptor or a graphic designer is quite an isolated way to spend your life.

Suddenly, my friend's daughters are becoming my best friends. I have so many 12-year-old girlfriends.

I saw the first 'How to Train Your Dragon' film with my children, and I found it utterly exhilarating.

I'm partial to a nice cup of vodka. I normally just drink it really simple with a little bit of lemon.

My kids don't watch any TV, but they watch videos and films. I'm sure they watch it at friends' houses.

Sometimes I think it's so good not to win those things. And, anyway, who wants to peak when they're 28?

I think the downside of the Internet is that speaking-or writing-has become the point in and of itself.

I'm the age I am, but my skin is in pretty good condition because I've been consistent with my skincare.

I would really have liked to have gone to Broadway with 'A Streetcar Named Desire.' I was proud of that.

I think that's what I love about my life. There's no maniacal master plan. It's just unfolding before me.

I couldn't possibly have played someone with feelings towards a woman unless I had those feelings myself.

When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame.

It took me a long time to get comfortable with the idea of being photographed by a moving or still camera.

I'm not sitting on a soapbox telling women what they should and shouldn't do, but I know what works for me.

I remember thinking, when I was playing Hedda Gabler, that several sequences of the play were utterly absurd.

When I was younger, I was actually looking forward to getting older, to have more insight, more understanding.

People love events - they love performances, they love music - and I think Australians are great entertainers.

When you're stretching yourself, as a role like 'Blue Jasmine' did for me, you risk falling flat on your face.

I think our Western society is very much about, 'Tuck your head in; make sure you're safe. Don't rock the boat.'

I miss Brighton enormously, enormously. There is so much I miss, including rain. I miss the verdant countryside.

The more you can remove the obstacles between you and the world as a woman, the easier and simpler life becomes.

Yaron has elevated the way Australia perceives circus, both nationally and internationally ... I mean remarkable.

It was only when I realized how actors have the power to move people that I decided to pursue acting as a career.

I think if you're going to wear a red lip, you don't want it wearing you, so it's about finding the right colour.

You have to know how to evolve with age without trying to hang on to your younger image of yourself from the past.

Working with Martin Scorsese was an absolute minute-by-minute education without him ever being grandiose about it.

I think often women can feel isolated and feel like they get into a rut and don't quite know how to get out of it.

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