In 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 LUHRMANNTrust yourself that you can do it and get it
More Baz Luhrmann Quotes
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I feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders.
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I mean the future has become old fashioned.
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A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
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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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I am always worried when someone says, ‘This is perfect.’
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One 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.
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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 wouldn’t take a directing job if I didn’t think it was enriching life.
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Hurt him. Hurt him and save him
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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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My wife is the fact-checker, I’m in the story telling business.
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If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.
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I really believe musical form will go on. There’s got to be a way of making musical form in cinema live again.
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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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Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
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