Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.
Australia is a phenomenally beautiful country, and every time I go away and come back, it never ceases to amaze me.
I was 11 when a teacher suggested to my parents that they should send me to drama classes to curb my disruptive ways in the classroom. The next Saturday I was acting, and thereafter it became a ritual of my youth to see a show at the Belvoir on Sundays and, if I was lucky, another at the Opera House on Monday after school.
Some people would say I've made it now.
Listening and hearing are two different things, and acting is comprehending what the person is saying, thinking how it makes you feel and responding. That's the key to really honest, truthful, compelling performance.
I do regard myself as very lucky.
I think actors do make really, really wonderful directors.
Feminism is about ultimate, limitless reality.
Protection of private property is a fundamental right protected in a strong democracy.
When I use the word spirituality, I don't necessarily mean religion; I mean whatever it is that helps you feel connected to something that is larger than yourself.
The act of making poetry is an act of hope.