I grew up around jazz. I love jazz.
BAZ LUHRMANNSo, what is creative freedom? We can make what we want, how we want. The only constraint is: not for any budget.
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If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.
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I feel a kinship with anyone who feels that their road, their life or who they really are is not good enough. I really relate to that.
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I feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders.
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The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It’s not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it’s about self-revelation, becoming who you are.
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I really believe musical form will go on. There’s got to be a way of making musical form in cinema live again.
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Accept certain inalienable truths.
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A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
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My father made sure that I had lots of levels of education – from ballroom-dancing to painting, commando training, theatre and magic.
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The party is a true art form in Sydney and people practise it a great deal. You can really get quite lost in it.
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When I was growing up you would see big American films that really mythologised their landscape, that really showed the vastness and the drama of their country.
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Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone’s idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.
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Don’t waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself
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So, what is creative freedom? We can make what we want, how we want. The only constraint is: not for any budget.
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I mean the future has become old fashioned.
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In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn’t make myth up; myth is an imprinture of the human condition.
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