MINOGUE HARBOURS SERIOUS ACTING AMBITIONS

The Aussie pop star, best known for her catchy dance and pop tunes, shocked her fans when she teamed up with dark musician Cave for a rock track.

And Minogue would love it if a similarly edgy director would give her the chance to become a respected big screen star - because acting is was how her career got started.

She says, "(Cave) saw me in a totally different way, believed in me and had this idea and a vision for a number of years before he contacted me and we worked together and it was just absolutely perfect.

"My daytime fantasy is that there is a director somewhere who will be thinking that kind of way but putting it into the context of the film.

"I would love to do more movies. I really got waylaid and sidetracked. I started out as an actress and I thought that's what I would do."

Minogue - who started her career on Australian soup Neighbours - has made a handful of movie appearance, including The Delinquents, Street Fighter and a small part as the Green Fairy in Moulin Rouge!