I think dance in any culture, in any form, is a true leveler.
BAZ LUHRMANNThe food in Sydney is an Asian Pacific cuisine. It’s eclectic but above all it’s fresh, inventive and creative and that’s what I love about it.
More Baz Luhrmann Quotes
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Western films don’t do very well in India.
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Hurt him. Hurt him and save him
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Why live life from dream to dream, and dread the day when dreaming ends.
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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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I feel funny about owning art. I don’t really want to say: “Wow, come and see my Monet – it’s in a dark room at the bottom of my cellar.”
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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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A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
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I grew up around jazz. I love jazz.
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Fitzgerald coined the phrase the ‘Jazz Age,’ and now we’re living in the Hip-Hop Age.
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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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When you’re in theater or the circus or film – to me it’s all one – affairs happen. People fall in love.
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I don’t have fights with actors. In absolute honesty, I’ve never fought with any actor ever.
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Trust yourself that you can do it and get it
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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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My wife is the fact-checker, I’m in the story telling business.
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I mean the future has become old fashioned.
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It’s pretty hard to get mugged in Manhattan.
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I feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders.
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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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Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.
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I wouldn’t take a directing job if I didn’t think it was enriching life.
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One of the great things about Sydney is that it has a great acceptance of everyone and everything. It’s an incredibly tolerant city, a city with a huge multicultural basis.
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Look, I had a passion for comic books growing up.
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The food in Sydney is an Asian Pacific cuisine. It’s eclectic but above all it’s fresh, inventive and creative and that’s what I love about it.
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All good, clean stories are melodrama, it’s just the set of devices that determines how you show or hide it.
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I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.
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