That's why so many people want to play Hamlet: because it's a completely demarked role, and the actor playing it has to be prepared, through the language, to allow the audience to see into who he is.

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

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.

You have to surrender less when you see a film than when you go and see something live.

It seems like people increasingly just can't be by themselves because they're so used to having an epicenter on the Internet that actually exists for other people. Until someone clicks onto your Facebook page, it doesn't mean anything.

Onscreen, babies and animals are my inspiration. They're so alive and there and not messed up in the head the way I am.

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