“If you had asked me back in grade school what I wanted to be when I gr...” — Vin Diesel Quote

If you had asked me back in grade school what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said my first choice was an actor, but if I couldn't be that, I'd want to be a superhero.

I was the oldest of the children in my family. I had to do a lot of diaper-changing and lunch-making. I was taking my little sister to ballet, picking up my brother, sort of being a super-nanny.

The whole year I was in LA I got into telemarketing and learned how to make money. Five years later that skill helped me make my first film.

The thing that stood out above and beyond all the experiences was this relationship with the nine-month-old baby. On weekends, I'd be thinking about going back to set on Monday just to see the baby.

If we declare ourselves, as readers, to be on the side of life, the question has to be asked what sort of life we are on the side of.

When I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would say, 'a West Coast Eagles player!' I wanted to do exactly what my brother did.

Someone once asked me what was the weirdest question I was ever asked. And I was stymied.

If you asked me to sing a modern song, I wouldn't be able to - I can't easily slip into that groove. But if it were a song by Nico or The Velvet Underground, fine.

I never really had a job, because I've been cycling from such a young age: there was never really a time to have a job. My mum went into Starbucks once and asked if they had a job for me, and they offered me one - but I never took it up because I couldn't fit the job in with school and cycling.