In some roles you do get into a mode of terror. It's always very frightening - the first audiences are frightening.

I'm responsible for a hundred thousand people across Australia as well and I want to keep them gainfully employed. I want to give them opportunity to grow, I want to give them opportunity to develop.

In comedy, it's very, very important to be able to open up so that people feel they're included.

I have got a reputation to protect.

What takes courage: no make - up. No make - up at all. Like The Matrix. I did the matrix and they had a rule all the characters in The Matrix, except the leads, of course, wore absolutely nothing on their face.

You don't like to have people believing that you're doing the wrong thing which is why we're trying to make sure that people recognise that we do the right thing.

I think it's very important for Arts Ministers to purchase art, to attend art, to validate art.