Samara Weaving

“I was a really shy kid.”

“I think the office place is always seen as such a professional, sterile environment, so there's something unusually thrilling about taking that well-behaved, polished environment and turning it upside down and shaking it up.”

“I'm such a scaredy cat.”

“I'm so quirky and weird, so I need a weirdo to hang out with!”

“I am actually terrified of horror films.”

“We're always aware of our family being creative, but it wasn't like, 'My uncle is an amazing actor; I want to be like that.'”

“I finished Year 12 in Canberra, and I found it was the kind of place where people could go places.”

“It doesn't matter where you are, you can just put your runners on and go. When I'm travelling, it's a really good way to get to know a city - especially if you've never been there before.”

“I hope that people realise pitting two women against each other is just silly.”

“L.A. can be a little bit daunting. It is great, but it is a very cutthroat area and industry to be in, so London feels a bit more homely for me.”

“Acting is my passion. I can't see myself doing anything else.”

“I don't do anything out of the ordinary. I try to eat healthy and exercise as much as I can, even if it's just a 20-minute run.”

“Obviously, the goal is just to keep working and not run out of it.”

“I've been very fortunate in the work I've been getting.”

“Working with someone who's really passionate about it is great, because you become passionate, and then it's fun; it's not work anymore.”

“Once, a makeup artist put a little gold highlighter on my Cupid's bow, and it accentuated the lip colour and brought the whole makeup look together. It was just a little thing, but I loved it. I do it myself now, but I have to double check myself. I'm like, 'Is this too much?' You don't want to be leaving home with a big glob of gold on your face.”

“I think, being surrounded by professional makeup artists and hairdressers, you pick up little tips and trends.”

“I'd really like to come and do some theatre in the U.K.”

“He was just always Uncle Hugo. He still is. I remember the first time I was watching 'Priscilla: Queen Of The Desert,' and I was like, 'Oh that's what he does!'”

“One of my best memories is with a really good group of people in the Canberra Youth Theatre. We did a play about the seven deadly sins, and we had to dress up in costume and perform in Garema Place like the drama freaks we were. Great fun.”