Joel Edgerton

The nature of human beings is that we're competitive, and the chances are there's someone out there who's going to work harder than you and want it more than you.

Everything is a learning process: any time you fall over, it's just teaching you to stand up the next time.

Particularly when you're making a movie of a book, people are always waiting with their knives - you know?

It's very hard to play the straight lead girl and still make her sparkly and fun and real.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

I love my kitchen. On the weekends, we have friends over, the kids are buzzing around, and we cook and talk.