I kind of worry about that a little bit - we lost our film culture for 30 years because the Americans came in and bought up all the cinema chains and wouldn't show any Australian films.

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Hollywood is horrible... it's beyond satire.

Hollywood is horrible... it's beyond satire.

There are a thousand weird untold stories in the Australian film industry, this has been...

There are a thousand weird untold stories in the Australian film industry, this has been...

So we have to be careful because if you don't protect your culture you won't...

So we have to be careful because if you don't protect your culture you won't...

We cheer everyone who goes off to Hollywood and tells American stories but telling Australian...

We cheer everyone who goes off to Hollywood and tells American stories but telling Australian...

If government and media and all of us in the Australian tribe got together, and...

If government and media and all of us in the Australian tribe got together, and...

Three years after starting, by physically doing everything from raising the finance to special effects,...

Three years after starting, by physically doing everything from raising the finance to special effects,...

The journey of your first movie is not just beyond belief it can be truly...

The journey of your first movie is not just beyond belief it can be truly...

Then if your movie clicks with real audiences, you'll be sucked into some sort of...

Then if your movie clicks with real audiences, you'll be sucked into some sort of...

While the eyes of the world will be on us let's show everyone that we...

While the eyes of the world will be on us let's show everyone that we...

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

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

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

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

Find your own specific voice in filmmaking and go for it. Either people will get...

Find your own specific voice in filmmaking and go for it. Either people will get...

It's because we are so flooded with American culture that we're startled when we see...

It's because we are so flooded with American culture that we're startled when we see...

I don't know what it means to be out there against the Olympics.

I don't know what it means to be out there against the Olympics.

My background was art school, documentary director and surfer with a keen interest in thrilling...

My background was art school, documentary director and surfer with a keen interest in thrilling...

Australians don't have a preconceived notion of what things have to be... we can go...

Australians don't have a preconceived notion of what things have to be... we can go...

In a kind of a way there's a bit of that happening now so we...

In a kind of a way there's a bit of that happening now so we...

Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was...

Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was...

The American formula things are out there but they don't have any stories to tell...

The American formula things are out there but they don't have any stories to tell...

I support all Australian films.

I support all Australian films.