"My father died prematurely at the age of 52 when I was 24, and it is a recurring regret that he never lived to see me succeed beyond university and drama."

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"My father died prematurely at the age of 52 when I was 24, and it is a recurring regret that he never lived to see me succeed beyond university and drama."

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"If youth knew; if age could."

Sigmund Freud, Austrian Psychologist

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"Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen."

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"Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise."

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"We are always the same age inside."

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"Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later."

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"Time and time again I was told that I would never make the film on time and never make it on budget. That kind of criticism tends to turn me into a great big motor of efficiency."

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"Never give up. You only get one life. Go for it!"

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"Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge."

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"I am drawn to writing and directing as it is most like the feeling I had when I was a teenager with my puppet theatre. You are more in control of everything and involved in every aspect of production, so more challenged and fulfilled."

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"Anthony Hopkins says you just keep acting. Do it all the time and eventually it will happen. He got his break, after all, by taking a role nobody else wanted. A cannibal!"

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"Ensure that your script is watertight. If it's not on the page, it will never magically appear on the screen."

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"My father died prematurely at the age of 52 when I was 24, and it is a recurring regret that he never lived to see me succeed beyond university and drama."

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