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Some of the greatest relationship films of all time, the two stars have hated each other, but mostly you see that chemistry.

Baz Luhrmann

Having grown up far, far away in a small country town in Australia, I was only slightly aware of hip-hop.
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Country Hip Hop Slightly
My wife is the fact-checker, I’m in the story telling business.
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Facts Stories Wife
There’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.
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Directors Hollywood Speak
Look, I had a passion for comic books growing up.
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Book Growing Passion Up
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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Circus Falling Love People
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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Epic Passion Simple
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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Becoming Dream Duckling Ugly
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.
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Beauty Enjoy Power Youth
In the ’80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy.
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Groovy Opera Wanted
I wouldn’t take a directing job if I didn’t think it was enriching life.
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Enriching Jobs Thinking
I don’t have fights with actors. In absolute honesty, I’ve never fought with any actor ever.
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Actor Fighting Honesty
Opera was the cinema of its time, so to bring back that popular appeal, you just need to unleash its visceral immediacy and excitement. Most productions don’t manage that – but when an opera does do it, you never forget it.
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Cinema Excitement Needs
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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Ideas Needs Path
I understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.
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Actors Doing Good Motivated
The race is long but in the end it is only with YOURSELF.
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Long Race Waste Your Time
All good, clean stories are melodrama, it’s just the set of devices that determines how you show or hide it.
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Clean Shows Stories

Some 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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