Quotes

On her All Saints character Bronwyn: Bron is a good nurse and she has the instincts to become a good ambulance officer. Nurses have to care for people, get into their world and understand what the patients are going through and what their fears are to be able to help them through it.

I was in a combined Year 11 and 12 class and the Drama teacher made me stand up to audition for the role of Eliza Doolittle, I was petrified but she gave me the role and that started me thinking seriously about acting.

[on filming Rescue Special Ops]; It's an interesting part to play, I've never played anybody with authority before. You have to discover more of a stillness to your character than being a hotheaded action person. You have to find a happy medium between communicating with the team and the premiers of the world.

It's interesting because she has to keep a lid on her emotions, and on her responses. Her reactions have to be very measured. The first couple of episodes I was like, 'Oooh has anybody seen my character, I don't really know what I'm doing here?

As an Australian actor you go for gold, so whatever you're given you make the best of it. It's just you working with a script and actors and a director. I've got fond memories of everything I've done, but I'm enjoying this one the most because the character is so different from me.

East West 101 is my favourite Aussie drama. I love it, but they moved it around a fair bit. It's hardly rated anything but it's won all these awards, and for good reason, but it really needs a bit more space around it and more publicity. Give it a leg up, it's a fantastic show.

I've been on a lot of one-season shows and it's 'See you later.' But here's hoping this one goes a little bit further than that.

I think it's really important, not just for Australian television but drama and film and television everywhere to have these people, and these relationships on screen. It's part of our tapestry, part of our community and we need to tell those stories

They're not without their problems because Franky has just come out of prison and she has been in there for some time so there is an adjustment period. She's a tough girl, Franky, and she wants to not lean on Bridget too much so we see her struggling - but you also see their love surviving.

The community, I have to say, are the most loyal fans I've ever had dating back to when I did Pacific Drive when I played lipstick lesbian.

It's just such a lovely idea and it'll be amazing to have a look at all the beautiful coverage of people photographing their take on Melbourne.

The show is so intense so I would love to take a walk along the beautiful waterfront before work. Sometimes I'd learn my lines there. I lived in Sydney for 10 years when we were filming All Saints but I'll always love Melbourne.