Toni Collette Quotes

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Toni Collette

Profession : Actress

Birth : November 1, 1971

Travelling's so much better when you know you've got a lovely home to go back to.

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There are actors who are really fantastically talented at being natural on screen and appearing to be themselves, but I like the challenge of becoming somebody else.

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I try to play real people who inspire me through something in their journey.

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I don't try to live the life of my character but I think it's inevitable that there is some carry-over into your life.

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I kind of realized I could sing, so I played around with that for a while. And that led me to acting in itself, which I came more passionate about by the age of 15.

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I grew up watching a lot of American television and so the American sound has been in my psyche somehow for a long time and is quite familiar and so that does make it easier.

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Also, I think having a musicality about me that helps in identifying different things in languages and getting them right.

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I love kids, so working with them wasn't a problem.

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I don't mind where I work, it's really nice to be able to travel around and taste the flavours of different countries.

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Hal Ashby is one of my favorite filmmakers.

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Lars Von Trier is a genius. Every film he makes is so honest and powerful.

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I have trouble admitting I'm wrong.

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My life is fancy dress, so I prefer not to do it in my spare time.

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I don't feel I owe anyone anything.

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I want variety. I want versatility. Otherwise, I'm wasting the opportunity of being an actor, which is all about variation and change.

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I think being the conventional beauty is limiting, so I'm glad I'm not that. If I looked different, I wouldn't have the great opportunities I've had.

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When I look at a character, I never look at the size of the role. I always look at the whole person, no matter how much they're featured in the movie.

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I hate sitting around labouring over things. I love just getting into it.

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I have to say, I feel really lucky. I've had a lot of great characters to play.

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I guess in Australia every film is sort of an indie film because there are no studios.

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