A biography for Toni Collettehasn’t been written yet.
“I'm starting to realise that there are certain themes that I return to, those being that there is no such thing as normal, and people finding their voice and living authentically. And also that you can be influenced and helped through an extended family.”
“I think being the conventional beauty is limiting, so I'm glad I'm not that. If I looked different, I wouldn't have the great opportunities I've had.”
“I've never had a game plan. It's just if something comes along and it feels right in the moment.”
“I'm glad that it was so physical and so isolated.”
“I love working. I love it! It makes me feel awake and alive and appreciative, as does my family, but in a different way. If I was told I couldn't do it, I think I would wither and die.”
“I hate sitting around labouring over things. I love just getting into it.”
“I have trouble admitting I'm wrong.”
“I try to play real people who inspire me through something in their journey.”
“I wouldn't play glamour for glamour.”
“I think it's important to relax in general. I don't try to save up my relaxing for one month period of the year; it's kind of a daily practice that I've tried to remain aware of.”
“People are so fearful about opening themselves up. All you want to do is to be able to connect with other people. When you connect with other people, you connect with something in yourself. It makes you feel happy. And yet it's so scary - it makes people feel vulnerable and unsafe.”
“My life is fancy dress, so I prefer not to do it in my spare time.”
“I like being married, but it was never something I felt I had to do.”
“Planning and worrying and chaos in your mind? Forget it. What's the point of that?”
“I believe in nurturing the inner world.”
“Oh, I definitely want to direct. I have young children. My job is already big enough, and I imagine it will be even more so as a director, and I don't want to miss out on them growing up. I'm going to wait until they're a bit older before I leap into that seat.”
“If I get dressed up, and my boyfriend says, 'You look gorgeous,' I kinda feel funny. I don't know if I'm particularly comfortable with being attractive.”
“After 'Muriel's Wedding,' I first went to America, and I was sent all these scripts about fat girls overcoming hurdles. Something in me knew not to go down that road, even if it was a good script.”
“Lars Von Trier is a genius. Every film he makes is so honest and powerful.”
“I think when I was younger, I used to sort of long to be a part of films that were really gritty and hardcore in a way.”