Anna Torv Quotations

I had a fantastic mother who taught me self-confidence.

I'm a huge camper, and love hiking and mountain biking.

We just say things differently in Australia - like torch. I'd ask, 'Can I have the torch?' It seems to fall flat when I say, 'Can I have the flashlight?'

I've been estranged from my father since I was eight.

Becoming a mother doesn't always change every aspect of your personality.

Some people just aren't meant to be happy.

I don't feel like I've hit my stride. So I wonder what the moment will be when I get to be who I want to be.

I love being physical, but I don't have any desire to prove myself.

I just adore Kate Winslet. I love her because you're never aware of all the stuff that's going into her characterization and, yet, she completely transforms.

I'm terrible at practical jokes. I do them too well, so they're not funny. I end up saying, “Oh, no, I'm joking, I'm joking .

'Fringe' is a sci-fi show. But once you go beyond the genre, you're immersed in a profound reality.

I wear Blundstones for hiking. They're like a work boot with a bit of grip, so you can wear them all day. They're quite groovy.

I work in an industry where everyone is flawlessly beautiful, but I just want to be healthy.

I've found in my life that the parts that you're right for are the parts that you get. It's really usually quite easy because you're kind of right.

Why can't a woman be a little cooler in her emotions and a little quieter and more repressed without it being a huge thing? I've actually always quite enjoyed that, to tell you the truth.

Every first episode of a season has been crafted like another pilot.

I live by the sea in Australia and the weather of course is glorious all year round.

Shakespeare is all big themes, like the most amazing love, or the most scary war.

I've read only fiction, so I don't know anything actual.

Science fiction is becoming more of a diverse kind of genre.

To be really honest, I don't love the gym.

My friends and I would get up early and take our horses through the national forest. My mom was very free. It was always Out of the house! There was no watching television on weekends.

I didn't know much about video games.

They say Australians get that ten-yard stare. It comes from the land and the horizon. You can see all around you for as far as you can see. So you just stare. I do it all the time.

Yeah, I guess I'm economical. Not because I try, but because I'm really not that interested in shoes.

The apple is perfect because of the bruise that runs through it.

I've only read fiction, so I don't know anything actual

With science fiction there's endless possibilities.

In film, you can have sad endings.

The secret to life is trusting yourself and loving who you are, just the way you are.

A friend of mine says his two favorite artists are Picasso and Rembrandt. Picasso because he paints the beautiful in such an ugly fashion. And Rembrandt because he paints the ugly so beautifully.

I think my attitude's different when I'm in the different places. I don't walk around in character. I try not to walk around with the accent, but those little things change you, whether it's your hair, your clothes, your shoes or a different silhouette. People absolutely look at you differently.

I want somebody who's gonna need me.

Everybody's funny if you love them.

I am a sucker for jackets!

I feel good about who I am.