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.
BAZ LUHRMANNThere’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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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 understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.
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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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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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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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The cold-audition process is not a science, so I ignore that.
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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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Why live life from dream to dream, and dread the day when dreaming ends.
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Australia, to the rest of the world, is just far away, and Australia in the Thirties was the faraway of the faraway.
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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 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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I never see things I make in the same way that the audience does. You can never do that.
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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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