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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We live in a time where government is not a leadership thing, it's more a...

We live in a time where government is not a leadership thing, it's more a...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

Making your first feature film is actually impossible.

Making your first feature film is actually impossible.

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...

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...

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...

You go overseas and people are oppressed and scared and worried but we're not like...

You go overseas and people are oppressed and scared and worried but we're not like...

I just wanted to do this all Australian film and we didn't want to give...

I just wanted to do this all Australian film and we didn't want to give...

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...

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

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

I kind of worry about that a little bit - we lost our film culture...

I kind of worry about that a little bit - we lost our film culture...

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.

It was always easy for me. I was born very rich and lucky.

It was always easy for me. I was born very rich and lucky.

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...

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...

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...

It's an infinite creative universe to explore so why chase conservative options?

It's an infinite creative universe to explore so why chase conservative options?