Zitat des Tages von Essie Davis:
Film directors don't come to the theatre in Sydney. In London and New York, they do.
I'm just a very fortunate actor who has not been typecast.
I never said I wanted to be a movie star.
I wanted to be an actor, but only because I wanted to be everything, and that was the only way I could be a marine biologist as well.
I think the unemployment rate for actors is pretty much the same in Sydney, London and New York. In all three cities, there are more actors than there are jobs. But I do think that there are far more acting opportunities in London and New York than in Sydney, where there are approximately seven actors that you see over and over again in every play.
As soon as you become a parent, everyone gives you their parenting advice. It's like an onslaught of information about how other people do it.
I want to carry a really great role in a great film.
I grew up with a love of words.
I think my morals are perfectly... tight!
I miss my friends in London, and I really miss New York. But I also miss the stability of staying in one place and being able to just open a drawer if you've run out of sticky tape and chuck a new roll in the holder.
There's something great about being on location with a bunch of people - there's a camaraderie and intimacy that builds up over time.
Parenting is meant to be just a natural part of life. You just think you know how to do it but, of course, it's much more complicated than that.
Acting is embarrassing.
I would love to get a job in France!
I often get mistaken for all different kinds of ages; some of them flattering, some of them not.
I learn the techniques and then take what I need. I have the Essie Davis technique of acting. I'm an instinctive actress.
I want to have the great roles that move people profoundly. I want to have the choice and be given the opportunity to play those roles, and unfortunately, fame plays a huge part in that.
Getting fan mail from Brazil is kind of funny.
People who don't know how old I am can cast me as the woman in 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' and can cast me as Stella in 'Streetcar Named Desire,' and they are miles apart.
I have children, and they demand my full and complete attention. They get that when I'm at home, even during the night, but it is really hard, and I do wonder how a lot of women do it without bawling their eyes out every day.
I've had really a great choice of roles that have been very different from one another. And I think I kind of set out to do that when I began my career - to aim to never play the same thing twice.
I have learnt a lot about theatre, and I would like to know the same about film.
I think you've got to understand your character and where they're coming from.
It's hard, but what's the point of having children unless you're there to raise them, I reckon.
The news is so instantly available to us without delay, interpretation, or a filter. What is hot right now is streamed live without context or perspective.
I feel lucky that I've managed to get the roles I've wanted.