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I have spent a very long time in Cate's shadow - she casts a pretty big one. I have always had the support of my family and coach, and they have always stressed we are completely different people and will achieve things in our own time. They stressed I would get my moment. I just had to be patient. Bronte Campbell

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When we were very, very young, I was actually better than Cate was at swimming, and I was not very humble and thought I was the greatest thing ever and rubbed it in her face a bit, and then she started trying really hard and started beating me. Bronte Campbell

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It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art form but a repository of the most glorious music and drama that man has created. Bruce Beresford

When I was 24 I went to Nigeria and it was such a culture shock, growing up in Australia and suddenly being the only white man in this unit full of black men. Bruce Beresford

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When we were trying to get the money for Driving Miss Daisy, everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain an audience for 100 minutes essentially watching three people chatting in the kitchen. Bruce Beresford

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At HBO, they seem to be well-informed. They make what I think are really quite mature films. Bruce Beresford

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Film is shot in fragments, and the same moments can be shot again and again until the director is satisfied. Bruce Beresford

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For a director, the most challenging scenes are the dialogue scenes. Bruce Beresford

Director Scenes Most Dialogue Challenging

I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me that the best performance was often left in a rehearsal room. Bruce Beresford

I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them. Bruce Beresford

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In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire. Bruce Beresford

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The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals. Bruce Beresford

Music Highly Most Operas Endless Esteemed Stand Popular

There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I thought, I'd really like to do that. Bruce Beresford

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When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match. Bruce Beresford

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With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life. Bruce Beresford

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We are always going to be influenced by America... I watched the word 'bum' go out and 'butt' come in. And part of me says, oh that's a shame, but Aussie boys are still Aussie boys. Bryan Brown

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I'm a Sydney suburban boy shaped entirely by the western suburbs. Bryan Brown

Entirely Shaped Boy Western Suburban Suburbs Sydney

I wanted to be an actor, and when that day happened that was sort of like the end. Now let it take me. Bryan Brown

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Obviously, it was a dream to get signed by WWE, and that, by itself, was huge for me. Buddy Murphy

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I started watching wrestling when I was eight, and I only watched the WWE as a kid. Buddy Murphy

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It's always been one of those dreams, to make it to the WWE. Buddy Murphy

Dreams Those Make WWE Always Been

One of my favorite things about traveling is experimenting with different workouts in different gyms. If I can't get to a Gold's Gym, and I'm stuck in a small hotel gym, and it's only got a medicine ball and a treadmill, how am I going to make sure I get a decent workout from this environment? I love that challenge. Buddy Murphy

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Being the first Australian to ever actually hold a WWE promoted championship - it is a huge honour. It's something that can never be taken away. Words can't describe it. Buddy Murphy

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You don't need lots of friends; you only need a couple of good ones. Buddy Murphy

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