Toni Collette Quotes

"I don`t know that I want to do it forever. When it gets too much, I just walk the beaches of Sydney and get calm again. You just grab your surfboard, splash in those waves and feel happy to be alive. That`s what really matters."

"I find it strange that actors are on the covers of magazines. When I watch a movie, someone`s beauty isn`t what engages me, it`s what`s going on internally. And I imagine it`s what the audience thinks, too."

"The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world."

"Sometimes life hits you on the head with a saucepan. But I`m not here to talk about saucepans."

"Travelling`s so much better when you know you`ve got a lovely home to go back to. I can just enjoy it for what it is, without depending on it too much."

"I`ve always been a working actor. Big difference. I`m not interested in promoting myself or being famous. Don`t get me wrong, I like getting tables at restaurants that have been booked out for months. But I don`t want people to identify with me instead of the character I`m playing."

"I`m an actor not a movie star. I prefer it that way. I think when you watch big stars on screen; it`s really difficult to look beyond that very familiar persona. As an actor, you can play different characters and not be recognized. I know I`ve got parts that other bigger, more famous actors wanted. I think in some cases their fame is a hindrance because they`re too identifiable."

"My family, my relationships with my friends, my home and my music are the most important things in my life. I like being married, but it was never something I felt I had to do. Women in the States seem to think `I gotta meet a man, I gotta get married`. I don`t get that, I was getting on with my life and having a great time. I really did not expect to meet my husband and it was probably the best surprise of my life. It is everything, it`s fun, comforting, it makes me feel so safe and centered."

"I`m very happy with my lot. I like the variety I get. You don`t want to spend your life repeating yourself. It`s true of any kind of artist, you want to explore as wide and far as you can go, so that`s what I`ve been trying to do."