As an actor, to do all sorts of different films is great.

When you're battling against the minds of the studios and the money that can go into promoting larger budget films, it's very hard for a very small-budget Australian film to get a look in. You can get critically acclaimed and go to various film festivals around the world, but that doesn't necessarily mean the majority of people are going to hear about it.

As human beings, of course, we're all compromised and complex and contradictory and if a screenplay can express those contradictions within a character and if there's room for me to express them, that's a part I'd love to play, so much more than a character who is heroic and one-dimensional.

I guess I judge my films by how pleased I am with the work I do, so it's kind of on another level. If they do well at the box office, then that's great. Then I'm really pleased about that too.

I think I'm a bit of a dreamer. I don't like the reality of life to impinge much on my life.

People are more likely to pass me on the street without recognizing me, and that's good.

I'm always trepidatious and excited about what I do. I wouldn't choose to do something, unless I am really excited about it.