Rose Byrne

“They think I'm depressed because I look serious in photos. It's usually because I'm just nervous. But I've stopped dressing for other people. If I think I look good, that's the most important thing.”

“Where I am now, you're very much at everybody else's mercy. You have no control over your career in a lot of ways. It's just important to know what your own goals are, because that's empowering.”

“All forms of contact are good: letters, parcels, e-mails - I've been trying to get a Webcam for my computer, but I'm such a Luddite.”

“The physical environment of L.A. is really beautiful. It's actually kinda fun, too, if you're working. It's just not really fun if you're not working and you don't know anybody.”

“I'm ambitious but I'm not particularly competitive. I'll try to get roles, as I think it's healthy to go for things, but... I think there's too much competition between women already. It's important to have female solidarity and support each other and other actresses.”

“The British are so funny.”

“I think its important to keep an element of fear about yourself because it makes you appreciate the jobs.”

“I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter.”

“Being an actor is mostly about rejection and being out of work. It was a fast lesson in all of that stuff.”

“You see someone on the street wearing an outfit and then it's on the cover of a magazine. I love. But, you know, I'm Australian, so I'm not too flashy or glitzy.”

“There's a lot of intensity when you're on a set. And then it just goes away and no one's giving you attention or flooding you with compliments.”

“I'm in love with the city. You can impress an Australian with a city, but you can't impress them with a beach.”

“I'm the youngest of four, and I'm always the clown - making the jokes, wanting attention.”

“I used to go to rave parties, too, but I was never savvy with techno.”

“TV is very much a producer and writer or creator-driven machine in the States. And I'm the kind of actor that needs to be pushed and have someone on my case a little bit, so I suffer from that.”

“I see myself more as a character actress than a celebrity.”

“I've always thought of myself as more of a character actress. I've tried to do different things, but I've always been under the radar and that's how I like it. I've been really blessed to work this long and I just hope I continue to get better and better and better and better.”

“My parents were so relaxed by the time I was growing up that I got away with a lot more.”

“I tend to spiral out of control if I'm not working. I get panicked and don't know what to do with myself.”

“I liked the Beastie Boys and A Tribe Called Quest and Cypress Hill.”