Quotes by australian authors

Women one hundred percent support each other in the movie industry. Isla Fisher

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I tell my girlfriends - 'Imagine if all the time you put into waxing and primping, you took all of that energy and put it into something useful.' Isla Fisher

Time You Energy Took Tell Girlfriends Something Put Useful Imagine

I think audiences have always wanted to see women in the movies, but every time a movie like 'Bridesmaids' comes out, everyone says, 'Oh how funny, people do want to see women in the movies.' Isla Fisher

The most romantic thing a guy has ever done for me is starting a family. That's as romantic as it gets. Isla Fisher

Family Me Guy Most Gets Done Romantic Ever Thing Starting

It's a myth that you can have it all. You can't, but more importantly, I don't think you should want to. It sounds exhausting! Isla Fisher

You Myth Think More Exhausting Importantly Sounds Want Should

Am I disappointed occasionally by the lack of irony in some movies? Yes. Isla Fisher

Some Disappointed Occasionally Am Yes Irony Lack Movies

I've auditioned so many times and been told I'm 'not sporty enough' or I'm 'not sexy.' Isla Fisher

Enough Sexy Been Times Many

My mother worked when I was growing up, so I was under the impression I'd find it easy to be a working mum. But I found it very hard to be away from my family, even for short periods of time. Isla Fisher

I just don't want to miss anything in the lives of my children while they are still young. It's why I don't audition for leading roles at all and why I say no to some of the supporting roles that I do get offered. Isla Fisher

Young Say Some Leading Miss Supporting Still Audition Offered Get Roles Just Children Want Anything While Why Lives

If you look at the body of any writers' work, you can figure out the questions that animate them. I think that is what real writers do. They don't tell people how to live or what to think. They write in order to try to answer their own deepest questions. Isobelle Carmody

I wrote my first full book when I was fourteen, and that was 'Obernewtyn.' It was also the first book I had published. It was accepted by the first publisher I sent it to, and it was short listed for Children's Book of the Year in the older readers category in Australia. Isobelle Carmody

Book First Year Older Had Category Also Wrote Readers Accepted Australia Listed Short Children Sent Full Published Publisher Fourteen

I believe excellent fantasy reflects us all, and yes, it can use those myths that underpin societies, our subconscious yearnings and longings, and perhaps our barren spirituality. Isobelle Carmody

Spirituality Subconscious Believe Our Those Excellent Myths Perhaps Yearnings Yes Reflects Fantasy Us Use Barren Societies

If fantasy is done well, it has both serious content in a literary fashion and is a really good read as well - and children and young adults won't suffer anything else. Isobelle Carmody

Good Fashion Young Else Both Adult Well Read Content Done Young Adults Children Literary Anything Anything Else Fantasy Really Serious Suffer

What's gratifying is that it's my books that are being read and reread until they're battered over the years. I love that. Isobelle Carmody

Love Books Battered Over Until Read Years Being Gratifying

In Australia, I grew up watching 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' my son grew up watching 'Sesame Street,' my grandson's growing up watching 'Dora The Explorer.' So we are sort of saturated with American culture from the day we're born, and to those of those who do have an ear for it, it's second nature. Jacki Weaver

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