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I want to write more and direct more, but only so I can keep practising my craft and be involved in the projects that really interest me.
Benedict Samuel
Me
Projects
Direct
More
Only
Write
Involved
Practising
Craft
Want
Interest
Really
Keep
I really admire Mark Ruffalo and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Vincent Gallo, for example, who writes and directs and acts in his own films.
Benedict Samuel
Example
Own
Films
Philip
Mark
Admire
Writes
For Example
His
Really
Who
Acts
You don't know when things are going to happen, so I don't think you should be waiting around for them, so I'm interested in making stuff and being in that stuff - that's what my focus is.
Benedict Samuel
You
Waiting
Focus
Think
Stuff
Know
Around
Making
Going
Being
Happen
Interested
Them
Should
Things
I've picked up so much about the technical aspects of filmmaking and television.
Benedict Samuel
Television
About
Picked
Up
Much
Aspects
Technical
Filmmaking
A helpful thing for me has always been - this is from a great acting teacher Declan Donnellan - is this beautiful way of expressing how and why people do things that other people may not do. It's a simple sentence that says, 'I understand you; you don't understand me.'
Benedict Samuel
Beautiful
Teacher
Great
Me
You
People
Simple
Other
Way
Says
Beautiful Way
Understand
Always
How
Been
May
Sentence
Acting
Helpful
Expressing
Why
Thing
Things
I know the Mad Hatter has a long history in the 'Batman' canon. He's quite a historically rich character, and he's come in a lot of shapes and forms and interpretations.
Benedict Samuel
Character
History
Long
Rich
Batman
Mad
Long History
Shapes
He
Come
Know
Lot
Historically
Quite
Canon
Forms
Interpretations
There's a really great feeling among the Australians in Hollywood. There's so many of us, and we all support each other, and it's a really nice feeling, being able to sit back and see so many people doing so well.
Benedict Samuel
Great
People
Feeling
Sit
Nice
Other
Back
Great Feeling
See
Able
Support
Well
Doing
Australians
So Many People
Being
Hollywood
Us
Really
Many
Each
Among
Everything I did that required effort, I opened my mouth. Even to catch a ball, I opened my mouth.
Betty Cuthbert
Mouth
Everything
Catch
Opened
Ball
Effort
Did
Required
Even
My favourite event was the 200m, so as I won the 100m, I thought it was possible I'd win the 200m.
Betty Cuthbert
Win
Thought
Possible
Favourite
Won
Event
My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.
Betty Cuthbert
Work
Gift
Better
Free
Won
Than
Salvation
Any
Gold
Gold Medal
Medal
Ever
Whether or not cutting my hair was the right decision, it empowered me.
Betty Who
Me
Decision
Right Decision
Hair
Empowered
Whether
Cutting
Right
I'm very much half-American - my mom is American. I grew up in Australia until I was 16, then I finished high school over here because I got into this performing arts high school.
Betty Who
Mom
School
Finished
High
High School
Over
Performing
Performing Arts
Until
Because
Got
Up
Australia
Very
American
Arts
Grew
Then
Much
Here
My intent for EPs - and, really, my philosophy on my music - is that every single song has to be worth it.
Betty Who
Music
Song
Worth
Single
Every
Philosophy
Worth It
Intent
Really
I'm a pretty aggressive girl in general. So if there's a boy that I like, you're going to know how I feel. I just put it out there.
Betty Who
You
Girl
Aggressive
Out
Pretty
General
Put
Feel
Like
Know
Boy
How
Going
Just
To avoid sounding like a cliche, I won't say I want to get proposed to in Paris, but Paris. I want it to happen somewhere public where people can be excited that I just got proposed to, and everyone applauds, like in a restaurant - that, or somewhere totally secluded... in Paris.
Betty Who
People
Somewhere
Everyone
Say
Restaurant
Totally
Paris
Proposed
Excited
Like
Cliche
Got
Get
Just
Where
Want
Happen
Public
Avoid
Secluded
I still feel like the 10-year-old dancing in front of her mirror, mostly to 'No Strings Attached.'
Betty Who
Mirror
Dancing
Strings
Attached
Feel
Like
Mostly
Still
Front
Her
After all is said and done, sit down.
Bill Copeland
Funny
Sit
Down
Said
Done
After
Carbon is probably a bit harder to wrap since it's procedural.
Bill Hayden
Bit
Wrap
Since
Procedural
Carbon
Harder
Support for alternate languages will largely depend on the underlying OS.
Bill Hayden
Will
Depend
Support
Underlying
Alternate
Languages
Largely
I have a reputation for being pretty much of a wild man.
Bill Hunter
Man
Reputation
Wild
Pretty
Being
Much
Being Pretty
There's no mystique to acting. It's only common sense - and a bit of courage.
Bill Hunter
Courage
Sense
Bit
Only
Mystique
Common
Common Sense
Acting
Safe Schools has been labelled a lot of things: Marxism, cultural relativism, 'grooming,' and part of something called the 'rainbow ideology.' But Safe Schools is not about imposing an ideology or an 'ism.' It's about teaching our kids to treat everyone equally, to understand rather than judge.
Bill Shorten
Judge
Treat
Ideology
Everyone
Our
Relativism
Kids
Has-Been
About
Something
Rather
Marxism
Part
Safe
Schools
Equally
Understand
Imposing
Been
Cultural
Lot
Labelled
Than
Grooming
Teaching
Rainbow
Things
If we are strategic, if we are smart, Australia can power our future prosperity with solar, wind, geothermal, and tidal energy.
Bill Shorten
Future
Smart
Prosperity
Solar
Wind
Power
Energy
Our
Tidal
Australia
Strategic
Anyone who's been a teenager, or raised one, knows growing up is hard. Kids can be cruel to their peers, and many young people go through tough times and experience low moments.
Bill Shorten
Tough Times
Experience
People
Tough
Young
Teenager
Peers
Kids
Through
Cruel
Knows
Go
Been
Up
Times
Anyone
Young People
Low
Hard
Many
Moments
Growing
Growing Up
Raised
We all have choices in history. Some are more important than others.
Bill Shorten
History
Important
Others
Some
More
Than
Choices
Trusting people to pursue their own futures invariably provides better outcomes. Money goes where it is needed, rather than being absorbed by administration costs.
Bill Shorten
People
Money
Better
Own
Futures
Administration
Outcomes
Invariably
Rather
Costs
Pursue
Absorb
Provides
Trusting
Than
Goes
Being
Where
Needed
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