Quotes from Abbie Cornish

I'm a bit hyperactive as an actor, I like to keep moving.

My mum is an artist and very into creative expression and freedom.

Growing up on a farm was the best. I remember loving that expanse of space. The sky at night was so clear, I could see every star.

When I step into a character's shoes, I don't judge them. I make a conscious effort not to look from the outside in but look from the inside out, and when you do that it allows you to feel and sense things more, and act and react from a core, you know?

I'm pretty unusual for an actress in Hollywood because I am totally unselfconscious about my body.

I didn't actually know what a vegetarian was until I was 13 years old. I know in this day and age it's hard to believe that, but I think because I grew up on a farm, I wasn't indulged in magazines, newspapers, Internet, television. And so, for some reason, I was never exposed to what a vegetarian was.

I'm portable. I carry a laptop and a little recording studio on my back.

I used to paint a lot of oil and now I paint more mixed-media stuff.

I've got heaps of dreams.

Something I've noticed as I get older is that I do think about the future more. It's all positive thinking.