Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.

In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn't make myth up; myth is an imprinture of the human condition.

Sydney is rather like an arrogant lover. When it rains it can deny you its love and you can find it hard to relate to. It's not a place that's built to be rainy or cold. But when the sun comes out, it bats its eyelids, it's glamorous, beautiful, attractive, smart, and it's very hard to get away from its magnetic pull.

My father made sure that I had lots of levels of education – from ballroom-dancing to painting, commando training, theatre and magic.

One of the great things about Sydney is that it has a great acceptance of everyone and everything. It's an incredibly tolerant city, a city with a huge multicultural basis.

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

In the '80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy.