Quotes by australian authors

Everything I make starts very personally. Baz Luhrmann

Starts Everything Make Very Personally

Australia, to the rest of the world, is just far away, and Australia in the Thirties was the faraway of the faraway. Baz Luhrmann

World Rest Thirties Australia Just Far Far Away Faraway Away

I've always loved the old epics that tell a simple emotional story, whether it's the tumultuous relationship between Rhett and Scarlett or Lawrence of Arabia's passion to get lost in a faraway place. Baz Luhrmann

I am always worried when someone says, 'This is perfect.' Baz Luhrmann

Worried Says Someone Perfect Always Am

Fitzgerald was a modernist. Baz Luhrmann

Fitzgerald Modernist

I mean, '8½' to me is such a great dissertation on the whole, you know, act of filmmaking and creativity. Baz Luhrmann

Great Me You Creativity Dissertation Know Mean Act Whole Filmmaking

I always have a point of view. It may not be right, but it's my own. Baz Luhrmann

Own My Own Point Point Of View Always May View Right

In the '80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy. Baz Luhrmann

Everyone Opera Wanted Groovy

You really think that on my films people tell me what to do? I don't think so. On my films I decide. Baz Luhrmann

Me You People Think Films Tell Decide Really

When you're in theater or the circus or film - to me it's all one - affairs happen. People fall in love. Baz Luhrmann

Love Me You People Fall Circus Affairs Happen Theater Film

I collect skulls; I think that a beautiful skull is a really good gift for a guy. Bella Heathcote

Beautiful Good Gift Think Collect Guy Really Skull

I think there is something about L.A., fortunately: once you get one role people think, 'Oh well, someone employed her, so maybe we can.' I mean, that's my idea of it, anyway. 'She can put one foot in front of the other and say a line.' Bella Heathcote

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You know, he's a bit of a rock star, but I think he's consciously learnt how to make people feel comfortable around him. Because otherwise, how could anyone act opposite him? The whole time you'd be thinking, 'My god, it's Johnny Depp!' Bella Heathcote

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I was a huge nerd in high school. Sure, I socialized - but I was definitely a nerd. Bella Heathcote

School Definitely High Nerd High School Sure Huge Socialized

All on-set kisses are weird, no matter who it is, especially with people standing around coughing and sneezing. It's very uncomfortable! Bella Heathcote

People Matter Kisses Coughing Uncomfortable Weird Around Very Standing Who

I did dancing and singing when I was little, and then when I was 12 years old my friends were taking speech and drama at school. They were private lessons, and I started doing that. Over the years everyone else dropped out and I just kept going. I loved it. Bella Heathcote

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I am more connected to the world of the imagination, but you don't have to have polio to do that. Ben Lewin

You World Imagination More Polio Am Connected

If you want a studio to back you, you want to be doing something that's been done to death! Ben Lewin

Death You Back Something Studio Doing Been Done Want

'Animal Kingdom' is a lot of things, but it's not heartwarming. Ben Mendelsohn

Animal Kingdom Lot Heartwarming Things

I don't believe in the transformation myth, where if you have more success, life changes for you. Ben Mendelsohn

Life Success You Myth Transformation Believe Changes Life Changes More Where

You can certainly extend your adolescence. There's people that are very good at extending it indefinitely. Ben Mendelsohn

Good You People Indefinitely Adolescence Very Your Certainly Extend Extending

I mean, there's a sense wherein you skip a part of childhood, too, when you start working at that age I did; I was out working and out of home at 15, paying my own way in the world. Ben Mendelsohn

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As an outsider in America, you do see the kind of hypocrisy that's rampant there. Ben Mendelsohn

You Hypocrisy Rampant Kind See Outsider America