I like solitude. I'm very good at being disconnected. I do a lot of disappearing. People who know me go, 'Oh yeah, Mailman, she's gone into her cave again.' I'm like that, a bit of a hibernating bear. Like that… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
If I look at the one thorn that is in my side, of all my life, it is my weight. I fret about it,… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
People understand about family; people understand about being in situations where you have to be brave. People get falling in love. — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
I guess there's this mind shift that happens once you're on stage. I don't know, chemicals, something happens and you just... I just become… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
I was big as a kid, very overweight. That caused a lot of insecurities for me growing up, and on top of that, I… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
Behind my door at home, that's when I'm relaxed, and that's when I can allow the emotions or whatever - to feel just what… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
I never get used to the red carpets and premieres, to be honest, but when you're walking down the red carpet promoting stories such… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
I have worked with a lot of really great women directors: Ana Kokkinos; Cate Shortland, who just recently directed a film called 'Lore;' another… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot of actors… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
Both 'Mabo' and 'The Sapphires' have been significant roles because it's about my people. They are celebratory stories, on top of allowing people to… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
Motherhood is wonderful, but it's also hard work. It's the logistics more than anything. You discover you have reserves of energy you didn't know… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
I'm not a hugely social person. Obviously there's a big part of the job that requires that as actors, but it's not the most… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
I'm not a girly girl, never have been. I really admire those who love to frock up. — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
