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.
BAZ LUHRMANNHurt him. Hurt him and save him
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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.
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The cold-audition process is not a science, so I ignore that.
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Advice is a form of nostalgia.
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You really think that on my films people tell me what to do? I don’t think so. On my films I decide.
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I wouldn’t take a directing job if I didn’t think it was enriching life.
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Trust yourself that you can do it and get it
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Western films don’t do very well in India.
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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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Don’t worry about the future.
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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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Don’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
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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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Accept certain inalienable truths.
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Australia, to the rest of the world, is just far away, and Australia in the Thirties was the faraway of the faraway.
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Everything I make starts very personally.
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