Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.
BAZ LUHRMANNI feel funny about owning art. I don’t really want to say: “Wow, come and see my Monet – it’s in a dark room at the bottom of my cellar.”
More Baz Luhrmann Quotes
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I grew up around jazz. I love jazz.
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I feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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In the ’80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy.
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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 think dance in any culture, in any form, is a true leveler.
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My father made sure that I had lots of levels of education – from ballroom-dancing to painting, commando training, theatre and magic.
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Trust yourself that you can do it and get it
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Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.
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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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It’s pretty hard to get mugged in Manhattan.
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