I'm a believer, but an unsettled one. I think it has something to do with the fact that my grandmother always told me she would come back and tickle my feet at night time when she passed away. She hasn't… — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
There is this really old school stereotypical notion in Australia that to be Aboriginal you have to be black: anything but white or pale skinned. What 'The Sapphires' does is open up the conversation that I've been having my whole… — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
One of my earliest memories is being backstage at 'Bran Nue Dae' in Darwin when I was about eight. It's such a fun, happy… — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
People look at me, and they don't see what they think is a typical Aboriginal. I always thought I'd be the white person in… — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
I've trained myself not to put too much emphasis on awards, only because I never got into acting to win an award. — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
People look at me and they dont see what they think is a typical Aboriginal. — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
'Gods of Wheat Street' has been described as an Aboriginal 'Neighbours' or 'Home and Away.' But on set, we were calling it 'Black to… — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
My mum's from Broome, so I'm a saltwater person - Aboriginal people are either freshwater, saltwater or desert mob. So I always feel much… — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
People look at me and they don't see what they think is a typical Aboriginal. — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
I want to work as hard as I can. But I also want six kids! It takes a lot of courage as an actor… — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
I look forward to the day when indigenous actors can play Hamlet and Ophelia and not just Othello and Desdemona. — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
Stage is definitely my home first and foremost - I still feel like I'm yet to earn my stripes on set. — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
It had never occurred to me that my colour - or lack of it - was an issue for some people, but then I… — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
It takes a lot of courage as an actor to take time off for family. But family is everything. — Shari Sebbens Copy Share Image
