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Baz Luhrmann

I really believe musical form will go on. There’s got to be a way of making musical form in cinema live again.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Believe Cinema Musical
In the ’60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Everybody Flow Flower Hair Wear
I understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Actors Doing Good Motivated
Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone’s idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Ideas Needs Path
I grew up around jazz. I love jazz.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Around Grow Up Jazz
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.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Becoming Dream Duckling Ugly
I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Creative Fundamental Process
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 LUHRMANN

Intriguing Mechanic Stories
Hurt him. Hurt him and save him
BAZ LUHRMANN

Advice Hurt Save
The cold-audition process is not a science, so I ignore that.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Auditions Cold Process
So, what is creative freedom? We can make what we want, how we want. The only constraint is: not for any budget.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Constraint Creative Want
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.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Country Drama Grow Up
My father made sure that I had lots of levels of education – from ballroom-dancing to painting, commando training, theatre and magic.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Dancing Father Magic
All good, clean stories are melodrama, it’s just the set of devices that determines how you show or hide it.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Clean Shows Stories
In the ’80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Groovy Opera Wanted
When you’re in theater or the circus or film – to me it’s all one – affairs happen. People fall in love.
BAZ LUHRMANN

Circus Falling Love People

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