Look, I had a passion for comic books growing up.
BAZ LUHRMANNOpera was the cinema of its time, so to bring back that popular appeal, you just need to unleash its visceral immediacy and excitement. Most productions don’t manage that – but when an opera does do it, you never forget it.
More Baz Luhrmann Quotes
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I’ve always loved the old epics that tell a simple emotional story, whether it’s the tumultuous relationship between Rhett and Scarlett or Lawrence of Arabia’s passion to get lost in a faraway place.
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Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.
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One of my great all-time loves in cinema, and I’ve seen it three times, is Bondarchuk’s ‘War and Peace.’ Not a lot of people may have seen that film. It was made during the Soviet era.
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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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Don’t worry about the future.
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Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
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I understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.
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I am always worried when someone says, ‘This is perfect.’
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I feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders.
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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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Trust yourself that you can do it and get it
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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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There’s a whole system in Hollywood where the director never speaks to the studio, but I like to engage them in a discussion. I listen.
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It’s pretty hard to get mugged in Manhattan.
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Hurt him. Hurt him and save him
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