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Toni Collette

(1972) Actor Australia

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Toni Collette is an actor from Australia, best known for Lilian's Story.

Quick Facts About Toni Collette

Born: November 1, 1972
Nationality: Australia
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Lilian's Story
Known for: The Sixth Sense, Little Miss Sunshine, Mary and Max, Emma, Muriel's Wedding

About Toni Collette

Toni Collette is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for starring in television, independent and blockbuster films, noted for her portrayals of troubled and multi-faceted women. Her accolades include five AACTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards and a Tony Award.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Theatre World Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Quotes by Toni Collette

I try to play real people who inspire me through something in their journey.

Inspiration

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I think as with everything in life you've got to follow your gut. If you believe it wholeheartedly, then it's not going…

Believe

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It's about loving and letting go. I think it's about family and those relationships that are incredibly joyous and incredibly intense and…

Family

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Being in the desert was brilliant and it was hard.

Brilliant

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Cameron and I actually do wear the same size. It made it very easy for the wardrobe department.

Actually

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Sometimes it was so quiet, its frightening. It really prioritizes things.

Frightening

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The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world.

Know yourself

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I think it's exciting to see actors do new things.

Actors

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We were just covered in dirt the whole time. It was so hot - and that was in winter. I can not…

Actually

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Sometimes it was so quiet, it's frightening. It really prioritizes things.

Frightening

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Don't try to live the life of my character but I think it's inevitable that there is some carry-over into your life.

Character

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It's a funny time, but I'm sure in any time you live in, you'd consider it funny because life is change and…

Life

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We're all really happy with what's familiar. But what's inevitable in life is change. That's what life is.

Familiar

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I'm glad that it was so physical and so isolated

Fitness

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I think that the Japanese culture is one of the very few cultures left that is its own entity. They're just so…

Culture

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It's strange, because it seems that society is kind of promoting or nurturing this kind of ostracized existence. People are kind of…

Existence

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I love kids, so working with them wasn't a problem.

Children

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To me, there are so many different things to believe in, but I think ultimately we're all energy and that energy keeps…

Believe

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I personally kind of yearn to play characters who are complex and who strike a truthful chord in me and who are…

Challenges

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I grew up watching a lot of American television and so the American sound has been in my psyche somehow for a…

Doe

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I think I'm true to myself - you hear that actors have like plans. I'm gonna do this type of movie, then…

Actors

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As a human being, you are certainly entitled to your own opinion. It's just that you're blown out of proportion in the…

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People are so fearful about opening themselves up. All you want to do is to be able to connect with other people.…

Able

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Travelling's so much better when you know you've got a lovely home to go back to.

Home

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I have never witnessed poverty like I did in Haiti. The kind that is so deep and wide-reaching that it feels impossible…

Changed

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Toni Collette by topic

Thinking (10) Kind (10) Life (8)