Quotes

That was a really big deal for everyone working on it. It had such a big cast, predominantly male, but a wonderful cast. How was it very harmonious, happy experience. Dr. George Miller, was brilliant to work with, and still is. All the directors on that show were just wonderful.

Things have changed enormously. When I look at the 80s, and I look at now, it's like a different industry in many ways. I think that now, not only is there greater awareness, but so many things have been put in place, within our industry as well, from counseling to intimacy coordination.

It's very easy in a way to look at our industry and find a lot of fault with it. But I have to say, to counter this, that, in my experience, which has been decades, 99.9% of my experiences have been utterly joyous, and brilliant, and the vast majority of the people who work in our industry, have been the most wonderful, collegiate and fabulous people to work with.

We must care for each other and be good to each other. We must not cross the line when it comes to ensuring that people are safe -both physically, emotionally and psychologically. So I think it's changed incredibly and also for the better.

My way of dealing with unwanted approaches from anyone was to sort of justify them, and file them away as an experience. I think that was borne out of not wanting to complain but wanting to upset people was my biggest thing. I didn't want people to be hurt. And I didn't want to be the centre of the attention.

I had long red hair, and I was 23 or something. Back then you didn't use an American accent, you just didn't do that. So I was there I was with my Australian accent. And they said, 'What can we do with you?' But they could only imagine me playing Irish roles.

I knew Hugo at NIDA, he was a few years after me. Our first jobs were contracts at the Sydney Theatre Company and we worked on quite a number of plays together. Then we did Bodyline together, then Proof. There were many years where we didn't work together, and then Love Me was the first thing working together after probably 25 years.

He truly is the most wonderful actor to work. His attention to detail, his deep interest in the psychology of a character. He's a true actor in the best term. He investigates the human condition, he's quite extraordinary.

I just felt very flattered and honoured that they would even contemplate doing an episode on me because I'm a big fan of the show. I think it's a wonderful show, and I learned so much from watching it.

It refers directly to a haiku quote that my mother used to read, which was next to her bed. 'In my 10 foot bamboo hut, this Spring, there is nothing. There is everything.' What she was referring to in that haiku was that she was approaching death. So it was something which I think she held very close to her, that even though you're facing possibly nothingness, there can be everything in that. Also in every moment there is everything you need in life.