So, what is creative freedom? We can make what we want, how we want. The only constraint is: not for any budget.
BAZ LUHRMANNSo, what is creative freedom? We can make what we want, how we want. The only constraint is: not for any budget.
BAZ LUHRMANNIn 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.
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 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.
BAZ LUHRMANNI always have a point of view. It may not be right, but it’s my own.
BAZ LUHRMANNYour choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.
BAZ LUHRMANNI do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.
BAZ LUHRMANNUltimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone’s idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.
BAZ LUHRMANNAustralia, to the rest of the world, is just far away, and Australia in the Thirties was the faraway of the faraway.
BAZ LUHRMANNAccept certain inalienable truths.
BAZ LUHRMANNWhy live life from dream to dream, and dread the day when dreaming ends.
BAZ LUHRMANNAt a very young age I was allowed to go into the cinema and watch adult films.
BAZ LUHRMANNThe cold-audition process is not a science, so I ignore that.
BAZ LUHRMANNI 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.
BAZ LUHRMANNDon’t waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself
BAZ LUHRMANNI mean the future has become old fashioned.
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