"The American formula things are out there but they don't have any stories to tell - we have all the stories to tell - but they're all formula."

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"The American formula things are out there but they don't have any stories to tell - we have all the stories to tell - but they're all formula."

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"Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you'll ever do on your film."

Film

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Creativity

"In 1905 Albert discovered Relativity, in 1906 he invented Rock and Roll."

Innovation

"Movies are a complicated collision of literature, theatre, music and all the visual arts."

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"In a kind of a way there's a bit of that happening now so we have to be careful to preserve our culture."

Cultural

"The obsession required to see a feature through from concept to release is not a rational thing to do with your brief time on this planet. Nor is it something to which an intelligent person should aspire."

Time

"We've got so many stories to tell, you know, we could take on the world."

World

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"I support all Australian films."

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"It's because we are so flooded with American culture that we're startled when we see ourselves up there on the screen."

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