Toni Collette

“I'm fascinated by the fact that we can't control things.”

“I think imperfection is beautiful.”

“I just want to keep working with people who are better than me.”

“I'm not a method actor, but I'm a big research kind of actor.”

“You can't control how people are going to react to you. All you can do is be yourself.”

“I'm not interested in being a celebrity. I'm interested in being a better actor.”

“The older I get, the more I'm prepared to do things that I'm not sure I can do.”

“I think it's important to be able to make a joke about anything. It's also important to know when not to.”

“I love the idea of transformation.”

“I've never been interested in being 'the pretty girl'. It's not a value I've ever subscribed to.”

“Fear is a great motivator.”

“I'm really interested in the idea of 'the other' and why we're so scared of it.”

“The glorious thing about being an actor is that I can completely immerse myself in a character's life, in a character's world, in a character's head.”

“Life is a series of beautiful and tragic moments. You can't have one without the other.”

“It's a beautiful thing to be able to create a character and see it come to life. It's a real gift.”