And there's no way I'm going to do Dame Edna.

It's a wonderful profession, and it opens lots of doors, and I think it's quite right that people can accuse actors and actresses of being dilettante, but you learn on every job, whatever it is, the process moves you on in some way, and yeah, I want to expand my knowledge of our existence, I suppose.

I've never felt stigmatized in my profession, nor have I allowed myself to. I don't feel either male or female, I feel I am just me, and I should be able to do whatever I like.

You can have a laugh in Los Angeles, or you can weep in Los Angeles, depending on your attitude towards it.

And there's no way I'm going to do Dame Edna.

I wouldn't want to go back to my 20s; they were pretty angst-laden times.

If somebody says, "Oh, we're going to improvise!," I'm like, Oh, get me out of here.