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I'd love them to have adorable little American accents, but I do want to bring my kids up in Australia; it's such a good lifestyle.

I grew up on cricket and I think Australian kids are getting so Americanized, you know?

It's funny because when I'm outside Australia, I never get to do my Australian accent in anything. It's always a Danish accent or an English accent or an American accent.

The Australian accent is sort of like going down a step in smartness, you could say, because you guys pronounce things as they're spelled. We add and abbreviate stuff.

We have a lot of American TV in Australia. I grew up watching 'Seinfeld,' 'The Simpsons' and those prime time TV shows over the years that feature grown-ups and high school kids. We had a saturation of American voices.

Every time I create a character, I don't assume they speak like I do, even if they're Australian.

I work with accent coaches a lot and try to do my best to get the Australian out of there.

I can hardly understand the Australian accent.

My friends in Australia, they grew up with me acting, so they're used to it.

Some people say I sound Australian. I guess it's all down to Miss Matthews, who taught me English when I was growing up in Dar es Salaam. Nearly everyone in Denmark speaks English, and TV shows are only ever subtitled, not dubbed.