Essie Davis

It's nice being married to somebody who thinks you've got something better in you.

— Essie Davis

I would love to get a job in France!

— Essie Davis

It's hard, but what's the point of having children unless you're there to raise them, I reckon.

— Essie Davis

Acting is embarrassing.

— Essie Davis

Sometimes it's easy to do brave things in front of a thousand people, but it's hard to do them in front of…

— Essie Davis

I'm incredibly ambitious, but I feel I've got a fantastic career, and I love the anonymity. I love that no one knows…

— Essie Davis

People who don't know how old I am can cast me as the woman in 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' and can…

— Essie Davis

The news is so instantly available to us without delay, interpretation, or a filter. What is hot right now is streamed live…

— Essie Davis

I honestly do think that every character - you pick up the things, little things that you like about them in your…

— Essie Davis

'The Slap' is not like anything else. It's an incredibly well-written novel that has been turned into a great and intriguing series…

— Essie Davis

I always knew I wanted to go to NIDA. I think I was very fortunate, and I do doubt myself often, but…

— Essie Davis

I think it's an actor's gift to be as old as people think you are.

— Essie Davis

I personally don't resent having my children.

— Essie Davis

As soon as you become a parent, everyone gives you their parenting advice. It's like an onslaught of information about how other…

— Essie Davis

Phryne Fisher could walk down the red carpet; Essie Davis is something else.

— Essie Davis

I've sung before, first in a band in high school and then in a band in Norway, but never in a musical.

— Essie Davis

I don't know if I want to walk down the street and have everyone staring. I think that would be awful. I'm…

— Essie Davis

I feel lucky that I've managed to get the roles I've wanted.

— Essie Davis

There are some jobs that you go for because achieving them would take your career in a direction that you would like…

— Essie Davis

I'm just a very fortunate actor who has not been typecast.

— Essie Davis

I've had really a great choice of roles that have been very different from one another. And I think I kind of…

— Essie Davis

I often get mistaken for all different kinds of ages; some of them flattering, some of them not.

— Essie Davis

I never said I wanted to be a movie star.

— Essie Davis

I want to have the great roles that move people profoundly. I want to have the choice and be given the opportunity…

— Essie Davis

Goals are essentially private things.

— Essie Davis