Rachel Griffiths

We've got our football where no one wears anything and the guys are in little shorts and they beat the crap out of each other, and they can catch it and they can kick it, and it's the only place it's played in the world.

We grew up as kids watching those movies and we were exposed to themes of civil rights, unfairness, bigotry and fathers struggling against the kind of mob of the town, so you remember how you felt as a kid being taken seriously, that you are part of the human drama.

You know Texas is - even more now that Enron has bit the dust - it's held up on the back of small businesses.

I grew up on cricket and I think Australian kids are getting so Americanized, you know?

But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom.

I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardizing the greater good - which is the family.

People going into the cities for the opportunities and the towns are getting older, no young people.

I'm so motivated to collaborate with people and help them realize the kind of collective vision.

It was a lovely opportunity for the first time in my whole career to stand up and thank people who are really responsible for me getting to realize my dreams.

There's nothing as exciting as a comeback - seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance.

I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature.

I think family movies have gotten so rich in this country.