I would love to play a British character one day. My accent wavers between Scottish and Irish very easily, though.

I've met big-name actors doing Hollywood films, and they've said that all they want is an in at HBO and their own show.

I was sure 'Summer Heights High' would be a cult ABC thing; I had no idea it would be such a big hit.

Once I got into high school, any time I had to do a talk or a speech, I just loved being up in front of an audience, it was always a character. And then I discovered that an impersonation of the teacher was a really, really good way to get a laugh, and it would also get you good marks, because the teachers were always bored and loved to be the "teacher-parody." So that became my little trick at school, and I became known for doing that.

I think it just really excites me, the idea of delving so far into a character that people actually believe it's real, and I start to believe it's real. It's a strange thing to say, but it's the thrill of getting all the details right and being so absorbed in the character that people go along with the illusion.

Australia has a thing where apparently it's fine for me to dress up as an Asian woman. No one has questioned that.

It's pretty awful being told you're a racist.