I wouldn't say that I'm overly religious, but I have a pretty good relationship with my spiritual being.

I always thought I would be a marine biologist because I love the sea - but considering the fact that I've always loved acting and the theater, I don't think I ever gave anything else much of a chance.

I think the joy of wanting to direct is having that nervous anxiety knowing your film is about to be shown and you're sitting right there with everyone.

It's very hard to become an actor in film and television, you have to have such perseverance and you have to really believe that if you have any sort of talent at all, you will find work one day.

And I think right now I'm just enjoying finding something such as One Weekend a Month where I can really resonate with this woman's history and her situation.

And I think because there is an essence of me that cares about other people and what other people think then that then makes me seem very sweet and polite.

When you think about going back to the States you start to become more aware of the violence there and how we pollute the Earth more than the New Zealanders.