His [Gough Whitlam's] effect on the geo-cultural-political map of Australia is so vast that wherever you stick the pin in you get a wealth of Gough's legacy.

If you age with somebody, you go through so many roles - you're lovers, friends, enemies, colleagues, strangers; you're brother and sister. That's what intimacy is, if you're with your soulmate.

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

When I see daughters with their fathers I wonder what that would be like, although not in a way that immobilises me.

If I'm not good at acting, I'm not good at anything else.

I love strange choices. I'm always interested in people who depart from what is expected of them and go into new territory.

Maybe this is my morality coming in again but it was important to me that the actor [ in Notes On A Scandal] was above the age of consent. Although really, what's the difference between 15 and 16? It's the law, yeah, but he's very mature.