For a comedienne, you have to have a little tragedy or a dark side, just not too much. Otherwise it's too disruptive.

As a kid, I never thought I'd be an actress. Never, ever, ever, no way. I was really shy - bordering on social disorder shy - and I was really academic.

I contracted malaria in rural Mozambique. I was a youth ambassador for Australia. For a year after high school, you give positive speeches about Australia and as part of it I traveled to lots of different countries.

I think I appear very innocent and soft, but I'm actually very dark and edgy. It's a weird dichotomy.

I think girls who looked like me or were from the poorer area where I'm from in Australia, like you don't think "Oh, I'm going to be a movie star." You just didn't think that would happen to girls like me where I'm from.

Usually when I ask people to reach into my velvety pouch it means something different.

There are so many glamorous actresses, but you know what? In the real world, nobody looks like that.