“I love watching Hollywood movies - I just don't know if I'd be happy doing a Jurassic Park.” IfsKnowsHollywoodParksHollywood MoviesJurassic Park Author:Frances O'Connor
“I actually didn't like Jane Austen. I was more into the Brontes. They were so wild and passionate. I thought there was something a bit tame about Austen.” BitsPassionateJaneAustenBronte Author:Frances O'Connor
“I am really glad I was raised Catholic. I like the fundamental aspects of that religion. I think they give you great grounding in terms of having a moral code. But I do not subscribe to any religion specifically now.” ThinkingGivingTermMoralAspectCatholicFundamentalsRaisedGladCodeGroundingMoral Code Author:Frances O'Connor
“I was quietly rebellious. My parents thought I was very good but secretly I did things like saying I was staying in one place and going somewhere else instead. My older sister was openly rebellious and would tell my parents where to go, but I never did that.” ParentVery GoodStayingSomewhere ElseRebelliousOlder Sister Author:Frances O'Connor
“In Australia I was seen as somebody who did only very modern, contemporary stuff. Then as soon as I went overseas I did two period pieces so it was like, 'When are you going to get out of the corsets?' And I was thinking I just got into them!” ThinkingTwoStuffPiecesModernPeriodsContemporaryAustraliaCorsets Author:Frances O'Connor
“The thing about the classics it that they are such great characters, they have a great deal of depth and different layers to them. I always find that very stimulating to play.” DifferentPlayCharacterDealsDepthLayersGreat Character Author:Frances O'Connor
“I'm a mother, so I instantly identified with what that would be like and the horror of that.” Would BeMotherHorror Author:Frances O'Connor
“There were hard days when you'd be screaming for hours and then the next day, you'd have a scene where you were just talking and because your voice was so stretched out from screaming for five hours, it would sound weird. It required a lot of adrenaline, too, so you have to be able to turn it on all the time. You felt a bit thin at the end of it, just depleted.” HoursSceneAdrenaline Author:Frances O'Connor
