Meditation Has Changed My Life

I Have Lots Of Older Siblings, And As They Started To Leave The House, I Went From Cooking Once A Week To Twice, Three Times, And So On. After A While, It Was Just Like Making The Bed.

I'm A Big Goofball, You Know. Don't Tell Anyone That, But I'm A Big Goofball. In Australia We Call It A Dag.

Australians Are Coffee Snobs. An Influx Of Italian Immigrants After World War Ii Ensured That - We Probably Had The Word 'cappuccino' About 20 Years Before America. Cafe Culture Is Really Big For Aussies. We Like To Work Hard, But We Take Our Leisure Time Seriously.

Acting Is Something I Love. It's A Great Craft That I Have A Lot Of Respect For. But I Don't Think It's Any Greater Challenge Than Teaching 8-year-olds Or Any Other Career. In My Life, I Try Not To Make It More Important Than It Is And I Just Hope That Rubs Off On The People Around Me.

One Afternoon When I Was 9, My Dad Told Me I'd Be Skipping School The Next Day. Then We Drove 12 Hours From Melbourne To Sydney For The Centenary Test, A Once-in-a-lifetime Commemorative Cricket Match. It Was Great Fun - Especially For A Kid Who Was A Massive Sports Fan.