Toni Collette thought Love Actually was “c***” when she first watched it but it is now one of her favourite festive films.
Toni Collette thought Love Actually was “c***” when she first watched it.
The Goodbye June actress made three attempts to sit through the 2003 festive classic but switched it off each time, but when she finally saw it in its entirety, she “adored” it and now it is an essential part of Christmas viewing for her and her family.
Asked her favourite Christmas film, she told Red magazine: “Well, I tried watching Love Actually three times and kept turning it off. I thought it was c***.
“Then I watched it on a plane and adored it entirely.
“Now, I watch it with my kids every Christmas.”
The 53-year-old actress’ favourite film as a child was The Sound of Music and she found the musical “inspiring”.
She said: “I loved musicals. Still do.
“Julie Andrews’ Maria was so wonderfully flawed and still landed on her feet.
“I found that inspiring; the idea that life and love can surprise you.”
As a teenager, Toni adored the “irreverent” Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and took style inspiration from Pretty in Pink.
She said: “The film that shaped my teenage years was Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. It’s so original, fun, and irreverent.
“I watched that and Pretty In Pink over and over.
“I even dyed my hair red to look like Molly Ringwald.”
But the Velvet Goldmine star’s all time favourite movie is Cinema Paradiso.
She said of the 1998 comedy drama: “It’s about friendship and connecting through the love of film, and it’s beautiful and bittersweet, like life.”
When it comes to her favourite piece of dialogue, Toni turns to Star Wars.
She said: “The line from a film that has stayed with me is, ‘May the force be with you’.
“It’s an easy way to tell someone you want the best for them.
“Even better when used ironically. It reminds people we’re all connected to something bigger than ourselves. And it’s funny.”
Toni Collette wasn’t a fan of Love Actually
