You have always had individual directors who begin in the advertising or commercial world, but they are probably exceptions rather than the traditional pattern.

Film is the most expensive, highest risk industry in the world.

The worst thing that you can do in terms of bringing a product up to the market is to be two days after someone else has brought a similar product to the international market-It's dead.

Most independent filmmakers in Britain and North America work for commercial crews and then have their own projects when they've got enough money saved up to do so.

All the arts are predominantly national, and therefore the Australian Film Commission should be funding us. The battle gets more and more vicious each year.

Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment.

Video just accesses international information so much more readily.