People don't really know about 'Neighbours' in America, and if they have heard of it, it's only in the context of 'Oh, sure, that's what Guy Pearce was on', or Kylie Minogue.
When I first tried the American accent, for a moment I thought I could never be an actor because I just could not do it. But then I thought, 'Okay, it'll just be something that I work at until I get it.'
I am unobservant.
I kind of like pony tails, beards, maybe a tattoo. My massive obsession - I'm really targeting a niche market here - a hair lip.
It's almost impossible to get a movie all together when there are two main cast members, let alone an ensemble cast with everyone's schedules. It's crazy if it works out.
It seems to be the way I get jobs - I book a holiday, I get to the other side of the world, then I'll get the job.
I get miserable if I don't eat.
No one in my family had ever done anything acting-wise or entertainment industry-wise.
I was devastated when I had to go blonde.
There is a real sense of family when you're around Australians, even if you don't know them.
The '60s are my favorite decade - with the Cold War, the women's movement. And then there's the music, the fashion, the clothes, the hair.
You don't leave Australia unless you are passionate. Any Australian actor who comes to America is really committed. There are no dabblers - it's all or nothing.
I kind of left everyone behind in Australia - all my friends and my family and I had to break up with my boyfriend.
It's not about being rich, but everyone back home has a pool. And I was a total water baby. My mom couldn't get me out - she'd put my dinner plate at the end of the pool, and I'd eat my meals in the water.
I gravitate towards monochromes. I always sort of either wear white or black or cream. I really like wearing colorful things as well, but I'm a sucker for cream-colored.
I have been robbed a bunch of times. And now that I know how to pickpocket, I understand why I have been pickpocketed so many times.
I won't take parts where the female character has no substance.
It irritates me so much the way people talk about soaps because it is far more difficult working on a soap than it is on a big studio film.
'Everything happens for a reason' is something that we have to tell ourselves all the time, because it's good to have the idea that something good is around the corner.
People ask me all the time what it is about Australia that produces so many big stars. Honestly, I believe it is a combination of things. Our education standards are quite high, but our industry is very limited. Yet we're very aware of the industry - everyone goes to the theater, sees TV shows.
I don't have a very good diet.
Every time I see a piano, I have this urge to play it.
People take such an interest in your love life when you have a profile; it puts a lot of stress on a relationship.
My mother's family raised grains and crops. My father's grew sugarcane and mangos. So I knew more about the basics of farming than of acting.
To do all your own stunts, you have to be so strong.
New York is the coolest city. The place just never sleeps. It's amazing.
I was always very dramatic - my family would probably use the word 'dramatic' - as a child; always putting on performances, making everyone come watch, and pay to watch. I was very business-savvy as a child.
I made a conscious decision not to date actors.
It's always good to have a story arch.
If I looked good in 'Wolf of Wall Street,' I cannot take full credit; it was because of the hair extensions and makeup.
Someone told me that you could learn to sing, and that there are muscles that if you build, you will sing.
I'm not a massive 'Star Trek' fan.
I'm pretty open, and when I do interviews, I end up blabbing.
I now know how to steal a watch when someone's wearing it. It's an excellent talent to have.
People ask me, 'How do you remember your lines?' That's nothing. That is the least of my concerns.
A movie shoots six months for two hours of film.
Once people see you pulling off one role, they think you're a safe bet to do a similar role.
As much as I'd only like to concentrate on the creative side of acting, the whole business in general is just that - a business - and you have to do your homework if you want to be successful.
I learned a lot about pain and suffering during 'Pan Am.' We had to wear very constricting period-correct girdles and bras. After that, I learned to read a script with an eye toward the undergarments.
I'm one extreme or the other. I'm not good at doing moderation.
It's been helpful to have so many opportunities to look different so people stop pigeonholing you.
My hockey is good, but my ice skating is terrible. It's a bit of a mess to watch!
There's nothing I dislike more than being in a photo shoot where they say, 'Be yourself.' That's not why I became an actress. That's what I find so funny: that you become an actor, and all of a sudden, everyone wants to know about you. But I didn't become an actor so I could show you me.
All your mannerisms change easily when you have inch-long acrylic nails.
It's just terrible: I miss flights all the time, more than I probably catch one.
The two things I've been told most often since my career took off - by taxi drivers, lifelong friends and everyone in between - have been, 'Don't ever change, Margot' and 'You can't do that anymore, Margot.'
Something I realized when I moved to America: people get these general American accents, but when they get angry or upset or excited, their original accents come out. It's something I noticed with my manager, because he's from New York, and the first time he got angry, he suddenly had this accent.
I think, at the end of the day, age is just a number. It's like, in real life, I've got friends who are dating someone their age or dating someone who's twice their age, and they're equally in love.
I'm never happier than when I'm on set.
