Rose Byrne

The concept of growing up is so hard to quantify. What have you learned and how have you changed and how have…

— Rose Byrne

People would make fun of me and throw things at me and whatever teenagers do.

— Rose Byrne

Comedy has to have momentum in order for it to keep moving along.

— Rose Byrne

I think it's only through learning, and doing something uncomfortable, that you can actually change. That's why I wanted to do a…

— Rose Byrne

Here in L.A. the standard of beauty is kind of ridiculous. I want to be doing this when I'm in my fifties…

— Rose Byrne

I've been reading The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan, which is obviously very dated now but still relevant. It's so interesting to…

— Rose Byrne

I'm in love with the city. You can impress an Australian with a city, but you can't impress them with a beach.

— Rose Byrne

I often do very serious roles, but really I am a big clown.

— Rose Byrne

TV is very much a producer and writer or creator-driven machine in the States. And I'm the kind of actor that needs…

— Rose Byrne

There's a lot of intensity when you're on a set. And then it just goes away and no one's giving you attention…

— Rose Byrne

I'm the youngest of four, and I'm always the clown - making the jokes, wanting attention.

— Rose Byrne

I definitely had creative people around me, but my parents were more just very encouraging.

— Rose Byrne

I was very, very shy when I was little. Acting lets you access all those different parts of yourself to make the…

— Rose Byrne

My parents were so relaxed by the time I was growing up that I got away with a lot more.

— Rose Byrne

The actor's life, but also the Australian's life. We're wanderers. We like to walk about - we're curious people. I have felt…

— Rose Byrne

With a comedy, it's so important to see it with an audience and an audience who really wants to be there and…

— Rose Byrne

You see someone on the street wearing an outfit and then it's on the cover of a magazine. I love. But, you…

— Rose Byrne

I used to go to rave parties, too, but I was never savvy with techno.

— Rose Byrne

I think diversity for most actors is such a blessing. It's something definitely I've strived for.

— Rose Byrne

The good thing about having a kid is you don't think about that as much. Like when I turned 30, for instance,…

— Rose Byrne

I've always thought of myself as more of a character actress. I've tried to do different things, but I've always been under…

— Rose Byrne

Healthy aggression is good, but I think social media can perpetuate that in the worst way. You have to be careful about…

— Rose Byrne

Where I am now, you're very much at everybody else's mercy. You have no control over your career in a lot of…

— Rose Byrne

As an artist I just think comedic actors are really underrated.

— Rose Byrne

The British are so funny. It's like they can't believe I lived in Hackney. 'You could live in Bondi Beach. Why would…

— Rose Byrne