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.
BAZ LUHRMANNI am always worried when someone says, ‘This is perfect.’
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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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Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
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Why live life from dream to dream, and dread the day when dreaming ends.
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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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I understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.
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If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.
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Everything I make starts very personally.
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The cold-audition process is not a science, so I ignore that.
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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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A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
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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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I always have a point of view. It may not be right, but it’s my own.
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I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.
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In the ’80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy.
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Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.
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