I'm good at not laughing. It's not that I don't want to. I'm too old and experienced.

The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.

I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.

I'm in fact Australian but my mother's English so I've got no problem playing a domineering English woman.

I do have friends in Australia who now refer to me as 'Hollywood Jack.'

I usually do get to play the very sweet, charming roles... but I'm not an obvious kind of villain.

Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in movies.