I remember being this little girl missing her daddy and living so far away in France and from anything that was familiar to me. I felt so different and so isolated. When you're removed from everything that's familiar, you realize who you are. Votes: 11
At the end of my first year, I realized I wanted to do more drama, so I actually started an extracurricular course outside of university. So I was at school all day writing, and in the evenings I'd go to drama school. So it was nonstop. Votes: 9
Melbourne, where I grew up, is one of the street art capitals of the world. Something about discovering freshly painted walls always fills me with optimism; it's autonomous and democratic, and reminds me that maybe people are paying attention after all. Votes: 8
Even though I was manically overachieving and involved in everything, I still never felt like I belonged. That's definitely affected my whole life and why I wanted to become an actor and tell people stories, because communication and feeling like you belong is such an integral part of our social fabric. Votes: 6
T.S. Eliot was one of the first poets introduced to me when I started studying literature and has felt like a close friend ever since. No one nails urban despair quite like Eliot. Votes: 6
When you're teenager, your hormones and your emotions are so tumultuous and so unpredictable. You're just trying to understand yourself. Votes: 6
My first year of university, I ran around and signed up for these clubs, and I noticed they were all drama clubs: really lame, artsy things. Votes: 4
One of the great things about working for Netflix is that they haven't placed any restrictions on content or artistically. Votes: 4
I'm a self-confessed genre nerd. I'm a very serious actor, but a genre nerd, all the same. Votes: 3
I uprooted my life from Australia and came over to America with the idea of pursuing my acting career. I wasn't really sure where I would end up. I threw caution to the wind. Votes: 3
Ever since I can remember, I've worn big black boots. They are super warm and get me where I need to go. Votes: 2
Personally, I know the lifestyle I lead is really busy. If I want to watch an entire series of something, it usually has to be in one weekend. I'll dedicate two days to it because it's not the kind of thing I can come back to, every night. I think this is a really smart format. Votes: 0