I am always worried when someone says, ‘This is perfect.’
BAZ LUHRMANNI am always worried when someone says, ‘This is perfect.’
BAZ LUHRMANNFitzgerald coined the phrase the ‘Jazz Age,’ and now we’re living in the Hip-Hop Age.
BAZ LUHRMANNOne of my great all-time loves in cinema, and I’ve seen it three times, is Bondarchuk’s ‘War and Peace.’ Not a lot of people may have seen that film. It was made during the Soviet era.
BAZ LUHRMANNIn the ’80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy.
BAZ LUHRMANNEnjoy the power and beauty of your youth.
BAZ LUHRMANNWestern films don’t do very well in India.
BAZ LUHRMANNI wouldn’t take a directing job if I didn’t think it was enriching life.
BAZ LUHRMANNYou really think that on my films people tell me what to do? I don’t think so. On my films I decide.
BAZ LUHRMANNAdvice is a form of nostalgia.
BAZ LUHRMANNTrust yourself that you can do it and get it
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 LUHRMANNI’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.
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 LUHRMANNThe cold-audition process is not a science, so I ignore that.
BAZ LUHRMANNI grew up around jazz. I love jazz.
BAZ LUHRMANNEverything I make starts very personally.
BAZ LUHRMANN