Quotes from Margot Robbie

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.

Even I admit I may have peaked too soon.

I get miserable if I don't eat.

I'm one extreme or the other. I'm not good at doing moderation.

I have no concept of modesty anymore.

I have many moments of self doubt. Everybody does.

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.

Someone told me that you could learn to sing, and that there are muscles that if you build, you will sing.

All your mannerisms change easily when you have inch-long acrylic nails.

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.

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.

People negotiate their way around how a human mind works and find blind points. That's how people steal effectively.

I now know how to steal a watch when someone's wearing it. It's an excellent talent to have.

Chemistry is so important and so unpredictable. Sometimes you get in a room with someone where aesthetically you make perfect sense as a couple, and then you read, and you're both kind of sitting there like, 'This isn't working for some strange reason; it just doesn't really pop.'

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.

My mum is just the sweetest person on Earth, and if I turned into her, I wouldn't be that upset at all; in fact, it would be an honour.

If someone's gonna pick between me and Emma Stone, they're gonna pick Emma Stone.

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.'

Every time I see a piano, I have this urge to play it.

To do all your own stunts, you have to be so strong.

I won't take parts where the female character has no substance.

When you look at movies, the lead girl is always gorgeous and thin. There is a stereotype that you need to look a certain way and when you get in the business you really feel the pressure.

It's always good to have a story arch.

There is a real sense of family when you're around Australians, even if you don't know them.