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"It's only human and natural that an actor should see the film in terms of his own part, but I, as a director, have to see the film as a whole. He must therefore collaborate selflessly, totally."
"The great thing about filming a film is that you all have your final day's shooting, but you always know that you're all going to be coming back for the premiere."
"It's always been my dream to be in a war film."
"I did enjoy theater. I actually do prefer making films and television, but it was a learning experience for me, because I got into television at 5 and film at 11, and theater was something I completely bypassed."
"Finally, the complexities of black relationships are being portrayed in television and film."
"I like to work. I enjoy once a year, doing a film."
"I just want to work and be in films that I like, it is so simple. I think from the outside it seems as though as actors, we are picking and choosing our roles, but it isn't like that at all, perhaps unless you are George Clooney. There are not that many movies I would want to be in."
"I'm so used to Australian films not getting a release outside Australia."
"I still, by and large, make low-budget Australian films."
"Across the board, Australian films need to have a lot more money spent on selling them."
"Film sets are constantly amusing because you really are creating something that is so very surreal, and I kind of like that."
"As an actor, to do all sorts of different films is great."
"I think sequels are very dangerous if you assume and presume success. I think you have to plan each film as a standalone and commit yourself to that as your primary objective."
"Ultimately as much as the film industry is a business, it's a democracy. And the audience votes on how they feel based on the way they spend their money for tickets."
"We all know the experience when you go to a film and it feels partial. There were elements that you really love, but it doesn't feel like they fully owned all elements of it."
