Toni Collette
Toni Collette
Toni Colletteis an Australian actress and musician, known for her acting work on stage, television, and film as well as a secondary career as the lead singer of the band Toni Collette & the Finish. She is a recipient of the Emmy and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, and has been nominated for both an Academy Award and a Tony Award...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth1 November 1972
CountryAustralia
active blown certainly entitled human media proportion
As a human being, you are certainly entitled to your own opinion. It's just that you're blown out of proportion in the media sometimes. Even if I weren't an actor, I'd still be active in things that are important to me.
disappear endearing everybody filled fresh knew rose saw
We saw everybody you can think of. But Toni was always the one in my mind. I knew she could disappear into this part, make it fresh and, at the same time, make Rose endearing even while she's filled with self-loathing.
appears both coming girls journey learn learning similar though
Both of the girls learn about how the other lives, learning about how the other person is in their shoes. Also the journey they're both going on, even though it appears to be different, is very similar in that they're coming to learn how to be in their own shoes.
heels wants wear
Who wants to wear heels on a day like this.
admire great lady living
Now that I know her, I admire her even more. She's a really great down-to-earth lady who's really opinionated, strong, warm. ... She's a living legend.
cameron wardrobe
Cameron and I actually do wear the same size. It made it very easy for the wardrobe department.
covered dirt hot imagine people
We were just covered in dirt the whole time. It was so hot - and that was in winter. I can not imagine what it's like in summer and how the people who actually live out there survive.
expected
I expected her to be a little more airy-fairy, but she's not. She's really grounded. She's a very matter-of-fact person, actually,
closer female grew
We grew closer than actors usually do with co-stars - at least female co-stars.
bigger filming handful job somehow
I was over the moon. I know it's just a job, but it's become one of a handful of filming experiences which has become somehow bigger and more important in my life.
I don't know if I want to do this forever,
areas collective consciousness gets people
I don't know. I think there's some kind of collective consciousness that gets out there and people kind of delve into the same areas at the same time.
glad learned
I learned a lot. I'm glad that I did it.
cameron easy wardrobe wear
Cameron and I actually do wear the same size, ... It made it very easy for the wardrobe department.