One of the positive aspects from my point of view in terms of lifestyle doing film is that I can say "Well, I'm now going to have three months where I'm just going to hang out and be with the family".

I think any role you need to play not so much transforms but I like to think of it as understanding the psychology of another character.

It's kind of chased away a few demons for me and, um, it's educated me a little bit more.

I'm so used to Australian films not getting a release outside Australia.

The biggest challenge for me, as an actor, is to be informed, prepared and focused, at the same time. I had to just keep on working, prepping, reading and imagining, all the way through, but the biggest challenge is always to let go of all that and just be open to others. That's what we do, as actor. We play with each other and we stimulate each other, and we have to be prepared to be stimulated by the other. That's always my big challenge.

It's great to blow the image that people have of me out of the water.

To me acting originally became an extension of game playing.