Baz Luhrmann

When I was growing up you would see big American films that really mythologised their landscape, that really showed the vastness and the drama of their country. ”

Look, I had a passion for comic books growing up. ”

Historically, epics are set in Africa or Asia or the Wild West, but if you make an epic today it's hard to disassociate from the contemporary realities of those places. ”

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

I understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear. ”

I don't have fights with actors. In absolute honesty, I've never fought with any actor ever. ”

The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are. ”

I feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders. ”

Some of the greatest relationship films of all time, the two stars have hated each other, but mostly you see that chemistry. ”

The food in Sydney is an Asian Pacific cuisine. It's eclectic but above all it's fresh, inventive and creative and that's what I love about it. ”