My background is Scottish.

I think Australians do well here because we feel a bit naughty, like we're in America and if they only knew how much fun we were having, we'd all get thrown out, you know.

The great thing about film is you start and finish. It's a journey that lasts so long, TV lasts a long time.

You never know what you're in for when you take a role. When you're reading the script, you're in some café in New York and you're loving life and it sounds great because it's like reading a book. When you step into that book and you actually have to play it out, for real, it's a totally different ball game.

I'm very focused when I'm making a movie, but I'm also a fantastic multitasker.

No matter what the character is, I just say to myself 'If I, Melissa George, was in that situation, how would I react?' and once you do that you can just go for it, and hopefully the performance comes through.

I love being in London because it means I am breathing the same air as the Queen.