Sydney, Australia - 25th October

[Gazz]

Originally Posted by elle

yes. it's also a cultural difference. just watch any Colin Firth interview for example. he will characterize himself as just a jobbing actor who got lucky or something to that effect. self-effacing modesty and expecting others to recognize your value is very typical in a lot of european cultures. here in the US, it's almost like people have to tour their own horn for others to recognize them.

nothing to do with depression.

Very much a cultural difference in my opinion and I think it's her dry sense of humour that I would love to hear more of if I knew her personally. The Brit humour goes down well in Australia and people laughed as she cracked those jokes about TAM each night.