Accept certain inalienable truths.
BAZ LUHRMANNAccept certain inalienable truths.
BAZ LUHRMANNOpera was the cinema of its time, so to bring back that popular appeal, you just need to unleash its visceral immediacy and excitement. Most productions don’t manage that – but when an opera does do it, you never forget it.
BAZ LUHRMANNWhy live life from dream to dream, and dread the day when dreaming ends.
BAZ LUHRMANNLook, I had a passion for comic books growing up.
BAZ LUHRMANNI grew up around jazz. I love jazz.
BAZ LUHRMANNThe 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 LUHRMANNI understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.
BAZ LUHRMANNI 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 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.
BAZ LUHRMANNIn the ’80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy.
BAZ LUHRMANNSo, what is creative freedom? We can make what we want, how we want. The only constraint is: not for any budget.
BAZ LUHRMANNIf Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.
BAZ LUHRMANNWhen you’re in theater or the circus or film – to me it’s all one – affairs happen. People fall in love.
BAZ LUHRMANNDon’t worry about the future.
BAZ LUHRMANNEnjoy the power and beauty of your youth.
BAZ LUHRMANNI mean the future has become old fashioned.
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