“New Zealand has this funny attitude towards celebrities where we're no...” — Rose Matafeo Quote

“New Zealand has this funny attitude towards celebrities where we're not so impressed. We are secretly impressed, but we never want to show it, so we're not sycophantic about it.”

“Being an aunty is the best - exactly what I wanted from this - someone to have ownership over but no obligation to take care of.”

“I've always been an anxious performer. I've never liked performing.”

“The prevailing - and foolish - attitude is that a good manager can be a good manager anywhere, with no special knowledge of the production process he's managing. A man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he's put in charge anyway.”

“I've spent enough time in the business community to know there are certain regulators who are very constructive in their approach - those who enforce the laws and who actually want to help you comply - and there are others who have a prosecutorial attitude.”