Asher Keddie Quotes

I certainly have respect for the Logies.

I don’t wear anything that I don’t like.

I’m not second-guessing myself as much as I used to, and I’m not second-guessing the people in my life as much as I used to.

Kids experience hormonal changes from birth, I’m trying to be as woke as I can with my kids.

There are certain vulnerabilities as a mother that you sometimes try to tackle privately and don’t find as much strength as you quote ‘like.’

I certainly didn’t grow up feeling there were brick walls in front of me.

I think I was very much a late bloomer.

When you are lacking in confidence, the last thing you want to do is perform.

I won’t demonstrate how I yell ‘Go Pies!’ because my children nearly have a heart-attack when it comes out. It’s the one time that I’m really noisy! I’ve never said that to anyone before – no one even knows I’m a Pies supporter.

There are two sides to every story and I think it has been easy for us culturally to persecute the scorned woman and the actions she takes in response to being betrayed.

I love babies and children.

Vincent and I are entwined creatively every day of our lives. That is a really big part of the relationship for us and what binds us really.

I spend time reminding myself of all the many blessings in my life. It’s not hard for me to re-focus positively. I also acknowledge the difficult times in my life and how, with courage, I have moved through them.

No matter what the time of day, I always make time to be with my horses. They ground me and insist I keep it real.

I’m really proud of the roles that I’ve played and pushing myself to be brave enough to play them.

I’m probably infuriating to work with, particularly in ‘Offspring,’ because I’m in pretty much every scene so I need the other actors around me to be able to pull of the spontaneity of that character.

I just don’t like closing doors. I can’t do it psychologically.

I think there’s been a big psychological shift in people my age raising children. The world that they are growing into requires a different style of parenting.

I used to watch ‘Sex and the City’ to see what they were wearing, I loved Carrie’s fashion.

I’m constantly trying to educate myself with new material on raising children as opposed to the rule book from 20 years ago.

We really just fit our work in and around the family‘s needs. I’m not juggling it all brilliantly, I’m doing my best.

Who needs a gym? It doesn’t appeal to me to exercise in a room.

You don’t know what a baby is going to be like from day to day, what each new stage will bring.

I am conscious now of the little boys I am raising, there are things that are important to me so that they grow up as healthy, responsible and respectful men.

At the time I became a parent, I was taking on a more active creative role in my industry.

I’ve had the most fantastic time working with a baby on set because you just never know what you’re going to get. The challenge of that is wonderful as an actress.

I was shy and struggling with it.

There are a lot of grey areas in ‘The Cry‘ and the grey is what I’m interested in as an actor.

Is that what we think of women when they have a baby? That they’re nurturing and warm, but if they haven‘t got children they aren’t? I find that really offensive.

We shouldn’t expect women to have it all and manage it all and I certainly don’t want to be portrayed in that way – I think it’s a very negative message to send women.

It’s vital that my partner and I are in constant discussion with each other and with our sons about how they’re developing emotionally and physically within their peer groups.

There are so many hard-wired ideas we’ve grown up with that we’re now realizing are unacceptable.

I’ve really loved being pregnant on set – it’s been terrific.

There’s a lot of levity to ‘Offspring’ and I just love that the costumes reflect that.

I must admit that as I get older I certainly don’t feel as afraid as I used to be of what people think.

I love the really deep, rip-your-soul-to-shreds stuff, but I also love the romantic comedy.

I don’t think, ‘Oh gosh, I won’t be quite there and I won’t be as successful as I want to be unless I’m juggling a couple of kids, a marriage and a career.’

I have as many foibles, challenges, shortcomings and struggles as anybody else.

I love the opportunity to clown.

I often have 15 to 16 hour days and I have two young children, both with different needs at seven years and 16 months.

I have four and nine-year-old sons, and the world that they are navigating is vastly different to the one I grew up in. So ‘The Hunting,’ and the conversations it will inevitably ignite are really necessary, for us to stay on the front foot and to raise emotionally intelligent, respectful human beings.

I didn’t train to be an actor.

There are some stories I really want to tell. I feel ready now to develop some projects that I feel particularly passionate about as opposed to saying yes to someone else’s.

We’re getting bolder with our drama and we’re allowing women to be unapologetic about their ambitions in a professional sense, and also about their vulnerability as mothers and lovers.

And I love non-actors. Just like I love working with children. They have spontaneity and a great energy. You’re just not sure what you’re going to get.

It’s been a little bit more of an internal struggle to find the confidence to own my ideas.

Channel Ten is extremely proud of ‘Offspring’ and could not be more supportive of us.

And I think ‘Offspring’ has given me that opportunity to really appreciate the audience and want to entertain them and make it the best drama I can.

I’ve always loved fashion and was dressing up in my mum‘s clothes when I was four.

There is no shaming in my house, we don’t parent like that. We don’t shame or punish, they’re communicated with with as much compassion and lack of frustration as we can muster.

Maybe it’s becoming a mum and beginning a family. I feel like a different kind of confidence is starting to come.

I think when your confidence is still growing as a young artist, your capacity for generosity and partnership can be hindered, probably in large part due to self-involvement.

If you feel good, you will look good. That’s all it takes.

I am always hoping for drama that is as engaging and as challenging as ‘Love My Way’ was to make and to watch.

For a lot of people looking at a 19-year-old model, there’s a feeling that ‘I can’t pull that off.’ But there’s so much you can pull off if you can find the confidence to look at fashion in a different way and make it unique for yourself.