Deborah Mailman

If I look at the one thorn that is in my side, of all my life, it is my weight. I fret…

— Deborah Mailman

People understand about family; people understand about being in situations where you have to be brave. People get falling in love.

— Deborah Mailman

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…

— Deborah Mailman

I was big as a kid, very overweight. That caused a lot of insecurities for me growing up, and on top of…

— Deborah Mailman

Behind my door at home, that's when I'm relaxed, and that's when I can allow the emotions or whatever - to feel…

— Deborah Mailman

I never get used to the red carpets and premieres, to be honest, but when you're walking down the red carpet promoting…

— Deborah Mailman

I have worked with a lot of really great women directors: Ana Kokkinos; Cate Shortland, who just recently directed a film called…

— Deborah Mailman

The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot…

— Deborah Mailman

Both 'Mabo' and 'The Sapphires' have been significant roles because it's about my people. They are celebratory stories, on top of allowing…

— Deborah Mailman

Motherhood is wonderful, but it's also hard work. It's the logistics more than anything. You discover you have reserves of energy you…

— Deborah Mailman

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…

— Deborah Mailman

I'm not a girly girl, never have been. I really admire those who love to frock up.

— Deborah Mailman

Some people think that there aren't many Aboriginal actors around, and if there are, they're not that good. It's stupid. There's such…

— Deborah Mailman

I grew up with horses and cattle, running around on dirt hills with this real sense of space. We didn't have neighbours…

— Deborah Mailman

The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot…

— Deborah Mailman

My school friends thought I was outgoing and bubbly, but that masked a lot of insecurities, and maybe that's the reason I…

— Deborah Mailman

Because I've got an AFI award, I feel there is a certain expectation when I walk into a room, you know, that…

— Deborah Mailman

There is that idea of seeming crazy when you're seeing spirits or you're seeing dead people, you know what I mean? There's…

— Deborah Mailman

Dad passed away in 2000, but he visits me all the time. He comes to me in different ways. So I have…

— Deborah Mailman

If there's one thing I could wish for right now, it would be to have one of those horses from the merry-go-round…

— Deborah Mailman

When I see a role I want, I fight for it.

— Deborah Mailman

I like solitude. I'm very good at being disconnected. I do a lot of disappearing. People who know me go, 'Oh yeah,…

— Deborah Mailman

About Grade 9 and Grade 10, I had a fantastic drama teacher, and it was one of the first subjects I actually…

— Deborah Mailman