Australian icon and host of the Nine Network's What's Good For You talks to Good Health & Medicine's Shonagh Walker about family, work, health and giving back.
I've been acting professionally since I was 13.
It's what I've always wanted to do. I have had flirtations with other occupations such as an astronaut, as kids do but they never lasted.
I never feel as though I stop learning through my craft.
In terms of characters and roles, it's hard to know what I would draw the line at until it presents itself. I think that if something's a risk and a bit scary, then I should give it a go! You are always going to grow. Both in acting and in life, it's a good way to challenge yourself and avoid becoming stultified.
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It's important not to become too obsessed with these things, but it is interesting to have a greater knowledge of how your body works and responds to its environment.
I have been careful about my health for a long time.
I don't know what my attitude to health would be if I wasn't an actor, but I do know that acting makes you very health conscious. In my field of work you can't have a sick day. There are too many people riding on you turning up.
I think cosmetic surgery is a personal thing.
There is a lot of judgement about it. It's not something I think about now, but it has lots of applications for people with ailments that are stopping them from being fully functioning and confident, so it's important.
My exercise varies according to my work schedule.
I work out with fitness trainer Donna Aston. She has devised routines I can do when travelling. She also has a new iPod fitness regime. I run and walk, too.
I think it's good to have days off from exercise.
Anyone who is not an athlete has to be careful they don't take physical fitness to extremes. I have at least one day a week where I do nothing.
Diets are things actors are faced
I've been acting professionally since I was 13.
It's what I've always wanted to do. I have had flirtations with other occupations such as an astronaut, as kids do but they never lasted.
I never feel as though I stop learning through my craft.
In terms of characters and roles, it's hard to know what I would draw the line at until it presents itself. I think that if something's a risk and a bit scary, then I should give it a go! You are always going to grow. Both in acting and in life, it's a good way to challenge yourself and avoid becoming stultified.
Presenting a TV program is a different ball game to acting. …show more content…
It's important not to become too obsessed with these things, but it is interesting to have a greater knowledge of how your body works and responds to its environment.
I have been careful about my health for a long time.
I don't know what my attitude to health would be if I wasn't an actor, but I do know that acting makes you very health conscious. In my field of work you can't have a sick day. There are too many people riding on you turning up.
I think cosmetic surgery is a personal thing.
There is a lot of judgement about it. It's not something I think about now, but it has lots of applications for people with ailments that are stopping them from being fully functioning and confident, so it's important.
My exercise varies according to my work schedule.
I work out with fitness trainer Donna Aston. She has devised routines I can do when travelling. She also has a new iPod fitness regime. I run and walk, too.
I think it's good to have days off from exercise.
Anyone who is not an athlete has to be careful they don't take physical fitness to extremes. I have at least one day a week where I do nothing.
Diets are things actors are faced