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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.

Baz Luhrmann

I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Creative Fundamental Process
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.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Becoming Dream Duckling Ugly
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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Constraint Creative Want
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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Epic Passion Simple
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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Art Bottom Cellar Dark Want
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.
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Beauty Enjoy Power Youth
When 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.
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Country Drama Grow Up
Everything I make starts very personally.
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Everything Make Personally Start
I mean the future has become old fashioned.
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Fashioned Mean Old
Advice is a form of nostalgia.
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Advice Form Nostalgia
At a very young age I was allowed to go into the cinema and watch adult films.
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Adult Age Watches
Having grown up far, far away in a small country town in Australia, I was only slightly aware of hip-hop.
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Country Hip Hop Slightly
I don’t have fights with actors. In absolute honesty, I’ve never fought with any actor ever.
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Actor Fighting Honesty
In the ’60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.
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Everybody Flow Flower Hair Wear
The cold-audition process is not a science, so I ignore that.
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Auditions Cold Process
I understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.
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Actors Doing Good Motivated

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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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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