Australians are coffee snobs. An influx of Italian immigrants after World War II ensured that - we probably had the word 'cappuccino' about 20 years before America. Cafe culture is really big for Aussies. We like to work hard, but we take our leisure time seriously.

Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness.

We can live tough lives, but the human spirit is stronger, seemingly, than anything. There is redemption, hope, and love. All different forms of heartbreak, but beyond all that there is hope, there is love. There is beauty and bliss.

My gosh, I love food. If I wasn't an actor, I could be a completely different body shape right now.

You have to eat before you train. Otherwise, that really intense training, after about 40 minutes you start to flag.

Both my parents are English and came out to Australia in 1967. I was born the following year. My parents, and immigrants like them, were known as '£10 poms.' Back then, the Australian government was trying to get educated British people and Canadians - to be honest, educated white people - to come and live in Australia.

One thing that I love about World Vision is every place they go, they go in with an exit plan, they don't want people dependent on them.