I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now?

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

And perhaps, those of us in the industry who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films, with women at the center are niche experience, they are not. Audiences want to see them and, in fact, they earn money. The world is round, people.

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

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.

I think when you have a character as richly drawn, I suppose then there are subconscious, mental notes that you've made.

Things present themselves to you, and it's how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are. We all say a lot of things, don't we, about who we are and how we think. But in the end it's your actions, how you respond to circumstance that reveals your character.