In terms of theater, there's not a more supportive theater community than in New York. It's really kind of a real thrill to go there. I mean, don't forget, I'm a boy from the suburbs of Sydney, so getting to New York is a huge, huge thrill.

I had a bad back for a couple of years. I had to do a lot of physiotherapy for it. What I couldn't understand at the time was why the therapists had me doing a lot of stomach work.

Instead of setting goals, seek defining moments. Those are the real tests, because you have to be willing to fail in a pressure situation in front of other people.

It dawned on me that acting was what I wanted to do with my life. Nothing had ever touched my heart like acting did.

I'm doing a new musical on Broadway, which opens in October called The Boy from Oz, where I play Peter Allen. For those of you who don't know, he became first famous in America for marrying Liza Minelli.

I've dreamt of being in a movie musical for a long time. For some reason I never even thought 'Les Mis' would be possible.

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