“When you look at movies, the lead girl is always gorgeous and thin. There is a stereotype that you need to look a certain way and when you get in the business you really feel the pressure.”

“I was always very dramatic – my family would probably use the word ‘dramatic’ – as a child; always putting on performances, making everyone come watch, and pay to watch. I was very business-savvy as a child.”

“I love flying so much. I even like airplane food. No one bothers you and your phone never goes off and you can’t have emails go through. It’s undisturbed.”

“Certainly there’s a huge appeal to the ’60s, because it was such a big turning point to everyone. It was the era of change, the boiling point. People rebelled against things – the hippies, the feminists, the protesters. All these things just built up and boiled over. I think people can relate to that today.”

“The ’60s are my favorite decade – with the Cold War, the women’s movement. And then there’s the music, the fashion, the clothes, the hair.”

“When you look at movies, the lead girl is always gorgeous and thin. There is a stereotype that you need to look a certain way and when you get in the business you really feel the pressure.”

“New York is the coolest city. The place just never sleeps. It’s amazing.”

“It’s fascinating to see how versatile New York City is. It lends itself to being so many different places!”

“I kind of left everyone behind in Australia – all my friends and my family and I had to break up with my boyfriend.”

“I just try to keep healthy more so than trying to be thin.”

“Every time I see a piano, I have this urge to play it.”

“I try to remind myself that all of this could be over tomorrow, because I could wake up and magically be 35 feet tall and not be able to act in movies anymore.”

“Everyone’s like, ‘overnight sensation.’ It’s not overnight. It’s years of hard work.”

“I became an actor so I can show you characters and never have to show you me.”

“I know that my look is more ‘toothpaste model’ as opposed to artsy, which sucks because I can play those roles.”

“There are those who build careers and companies just out of being popular on Instagram, but theres nothing behind them.”

“Probably not for about 10 years, because I’ve got so much to do before then, but I really want to have four kids . . . I’d love them to have adorable little American accents, but I do want to bring my kids up in Australia. It’s such a good lifestyle.”

“Once people see you pulling off one role, they think youre a safe bet to do a similar role.”

“Obviously social media has had a massive impact on the fame game, but not in a positive way. But it can be for some.”

“Playing a bad guy is always more fun than playing the good guy.”

“Someone told me that you could learn to sing, and that there are muscles that if you build, you will sing.”

“No one in my family had ever done anything acting-wise or entertainment industry-wise.”

“There is something about being people from your home country in a different country. It bonds you together.”