Both my parents were doctors, and my mother had her surgery in the house. There were six children.

When I did Taming of the Shrew, I was very tired, and I decided to have a holiday and make a documentary.

I had a place in England and was commuting from England to Australia, which is pretty stupid, but after two years I sort of knew what I wanted to do, more or less.

If you've got a lot of children, I think you let the other children bring them up more and you just sort of step in and do stuff like every now and again.

I had a quick ear and could pick up languages.

The best part of learning any profession, when you're really going through those huge stretching escalated times of learning and energy, is when you want to do it so much.

I got through my teen years by being a bit of a clown.