Rachel Griffiths quotes

Rachel Griffiths is an acclaimed Australian actress known for her work in film and television. International audiences recognize her from roles in "Muriel’s Wedding," "Six Feet Under," and "Brothers & Sisters." She continues to receive praise for her dynamic performances and commitment to complex characters. Here are 23 of her quotes:

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.

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

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

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

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A Golden Globe is a mood-altering substance, there's no doubt about that.

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

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I think a big part of our attraction to sport movies are the stories contained within the sports.

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

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I think baseball - the baseball genre - is this mitt, to use a double pun there, to catch a whole bunch of themes.

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

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The filmmaker's got to make it his story and the actors have got to make it their story.

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Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere.

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

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I'm pretty ruthless about that; I think when you sign over your story, you sign over your story.

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

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I'm developing some screenplays at the moment with my Australian producer.

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And I grew up watching all the British ones so when you hear that from an early age, it makes it much easier than you guys who don't grow up with Australian television or British television.

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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.

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Acting is like playing, while directing is really fun, sort of like an orgy.

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There's a good sense of fun and lack of sarcasm in the Texans, maybe a little earnestness which is kind of why I found it quite Australian.

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