Abbie Cornish

“I didn't go to the cinemas a lot as a kid.”

“I love love stories, no matter how dark.”

“I live a normal life.”

“I think as a child you know when it's time for your parents to split. You realise they love each other, but they're not in love with each other. And I think as a child it's much better for your parents to split than for them to stay and have dysfunction within the family.”

“Playing different characters in different films helps keep you excited about what you do. It always seems like a whole new adventure.”

“Growing up on a farm was the best. I remember loving that expanse of space. The sky at night was so clear, I could see every star.”

“Whenever I am acting, it's everything, you know. If I'm researching a role, I'm completely consumed in that and, between action and cut, I live in this suspended time.”

“I didn't actually know what a vegetarian was until I was 13 years old. I know in this day and age it's hard to believe that, but I think because I grew up on a farm, I wasn't indulged in magazines, newspapers, Internet, television. And so, for some reason, I was never exposed to what a vegetarian was.”

“I'm a fan of Bradley Cooper's.”

“I used to paint a lot of oil and now I paint more mixed-media stuff.”

“I got into DJing and making beats when I was about 17. I was always fascinated by the four elements of hip-hop: you know, writing, rhyming, breakdancing and graffiti.”

“I'm one of five kids and we lived on a massive farm in New South Wales with my mum and dad.”

“Something I've noticed as I get older is that I do think about the future more. It's all positive thinking.”

“I think it's really important to live in the moment.”

“I'm portable. I carry a laptop and a little recording studio on my back.”

“I don't see the point in working just to be working.”

“I've got heaps of dreams.”

“When I was a teenager, me and a couple of my friends entered a couple of modeling competitions just for fun, and one of those got me an agent in Sydney.”

“I play the keyboard, piano - I like making beats.”

“A lot of people I make music with are really talented and it doesn't stop at one instrument.”