Danielle Cormack What love, laughter & Legos have to do with everything
INTERVIEW: MARANDA PLEASANT
Maranda Pleasant: What makes you come alive or inspires you?
MP: What’s been one of your biggest lessons so far in life?
DANIELLE CORMACK: Laughter. It connects me to the moment, the people around me. Nothing like a good belly laugh to feel alive. And having sex outdoors, of course.
DC: That nothing is permanent. Joy, sorrow, pain, pleasure— everything is in a constant state of change. Thankfully.
MP: What makes you feel vulnerable? DC: Being in love. Intimacy on that level can be so exposing. Accepting that vulnerability and allowing myself to be completely transparent is an ongoing process for me.
MP: What truth do you know for sure? DC: I’m not going to live forever. MP: Tell me about your latest projects.
MP: If you could say something to everyone on the planet, what would it be?
DC: Shooting season three of Wentworth, an Australian series set in a women’s prison. Customizing my motorcycle. Building a city out of Legos with my four-year old. It’s going to be huge!
DC: “Be mindful, exercise kindness, to yourselves, to each other.”
MP: Why are these important to you?
MP: How do you handle emotional pain?
DC: My work is one of my passions, so I want to treat it with great importance, whatever the project or role. As any motorcycle enthusiast can probably attest to, getting your motorcycle looking and riding the best certainly holds a high rating of importance. And if I don’t finish the Lego city with my son, then I meet the wrath of an extremely assertive four-year-old project manager.
DC: Dramatically at first. If there were an award given for these moments, then I would have a mantle full of gold statuettes. Then I take stock and seek counsel from people I trust and talk myself into a state of reflection and remember that it won’t last forever. MP: How do you keep your center in the middle of chaos? Do you have a daily routine? DC: I put everything aside and enter my four-year-old son’s world of imagination and play. Both my children’s hugs are the best. Jumping on my motorcycle and riding through the Yarra Ranges in Australia comes a close second.
Danielle Cormack has had an extensive career in film, theater, and television across both Australia and New Zealand. She can currently be seen on the hit TV show Wentworth and previously on Rake and Underbelly: Razor.
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