My father made sure that I had lots of levels of education – from ballroom-dancing to painting, commando training, theatre and magic.
BAZ LUHRMANNSome of the greatest relationship films of all time, the two stars have hated each other, but mostly you see that chemistry.
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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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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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One of the great things about Sydney is that it has a great acceptance of everyone and everything. It’s an incredibly tolerant city, a city with a huge multicultural basis.
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I think dance in any culture, in any form, is a true leveler.
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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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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 am always worried when someone says, ‘This is perfect.’
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I never see things I make in the same way that the audience does. You can never do that.
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The food in Sydney is an Asian Pacific cuisine. It’s eclectic but above all it’s fresh, inventive and creative and that’s what I love about it.
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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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Trust yourself that you can do it and get it
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If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.
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Advice is a form of nostalgia.
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When you’re in theater or the circus or film – to me it’s all one – affairs happen. People fall in love.
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So, what is creative freedom? We can make what we want, how we want. The only constraint is: not for any budget.
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