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

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.

The less one can think about oneself, the more interesting and attractive one becomes.

Every single pore - not on the men, but on the women - is scrutinized, so I am really grateful that I feel very confident in my own skin.

To those who voted for me, thank you. And to those who didn't, better luck next year!

Don't you find that work, if you love it, is actually really invigorating?

Look, I live in the modern world as much as anyone else.