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.”
BAZ LUHRMANNWhen 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.
More Baz Luhrmann Quotes
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In the ’80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy.
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I am always worried when someone says, ‘This is perfect.’
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Advice is a form of nostalgia.
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I understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.
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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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Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.
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I think dance in any culture, in any form, is a true leveler.
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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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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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At a very young age I was allowed to go into the cinema and watch adult films.
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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 feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders.
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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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A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
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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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