Abbie Cornish

Growing up on a farm was the best. I remember loving that expanse of space. The sky at night was so clear, I could see every star.

Playing different characters in different films helps keep you excited about what you do. It always seems like a whole new adventure.

I used to paint a lot of oil and now I paint more mixed-media stuff.

When I was a teenager, me and a couple of my friends entered a couple of modeling competitions just for fun, and one of those got me an agent in Sydney.

I'm portable. I carry a laptop and a little recording studio on my back.

I'm one of five kids and we lived on a massive farm in New South Wales with my mum and dad.

I didn't go to the cinemas a lot as a kid.

To be honest, I enjoy all different types of films and experiences.

I'm pretty unusual for an actress in Hollywood because I am totally unselfconscious about my body.

I think as a child you know when it's time for your parents to split. You realise they love each other, but they're not in love with each other. And I think as a child it's much better for your parents to split than for them to stay and have dysfunction within the family.

I love love stories, no matter how dark.

In real life, I'm pretty much an eternal optimist.