Having grown up far, far away in a small country town in Australia, I was only slightly aware of hip-hop.

One of my great all-time loves in cinema, and I've seen it three times, is Bondarchuk's 'War and Peace.' Not a lot of people may have seen that film. It was made during the Soviet era.

I think dance in any culture, in any form, is a true leveler.

Sydney in general is eclectic. You can be on that brilliant blue ocean walk in the morning and then within 20 minutes you can be in a completely vast suburban sprawl or an Italian or Asian suburb, and it's that mix of people, it's that melting pot of people that give it its vital personality.

It's pretty hard to get mugged in Manhattan.

Having grown up far, far away in a small country town in Australia, I was only slightly aware of hip-hop.

Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.