Quotes

I was telling (partner) Dave (Serafin) later and I suddenly got really upset. I felt really funny that this was upsetting me, but she's someone I know.

My hair was blonde and curly and long and I came on the show and they said they wanted it dark and straight. I sort of thought, well why did you give me the job.

We've only recently welcomed Skyler and Willow into the world, but they were very premature and have had a lengthy time in neonatal care. We're all really looking forward to getting them home.

It can be a bit eerie, You find yourself holding a pair of undies in Myer or somewhere and these people are standing really close to you talking about you as if you can't hear.

Marty was in the background rolling his eyes and then he just tripped over in a ditch and twisted his ankle. It was a great moment of karma.

It's open plan, bright and airy, and bi-fold doors allow the whole back of the house to be open to the rear deck and garden.

Being at Heelers after learning the ropes was sort of like pressing pause, and it was pressing pause at a really happy time of my life, but I had to live, to take the next step of my life . . . it wasn't the challenge it used to be, and you get hungry.

We've got a lovely little outdoor oasis with hanging chairs and a fire pit. It's a fabulous area to hang out with friends while the kids play elsewhere. But it's also where Dave and I like to just sit and relax at night and chat over a glass of wine.

It's very tempting for an actor to manipulate the writing to make something what they think it should be. There are a lot of things that I have written that the actor in me doesn't like; it's like 'Don't make me do that scene!' But you have got to separate those things. I'm looking forward to pumping out another draft, hopefully over the next couple of months.

It's taken me five years to get the balls to show it to anyone," she says with characteristic candour. "I held back and held back, not really knowing other than my own judgement whether it was good or not. You get really scared of being another bloody actor who is trying to write something.

It's nice to have the pressure off - I feel that I don't need to make any huge decisions over the next couple of years about taking on any things that are not the right thing to do.

We have a super comfy couch, and after a long day at work there's nothing better than plonking myself down there.