Accept certain inalienable truths.

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 mean the future has become old fashioned.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself

At a very young age I was allowed to go into the cinema and watch adult films.

I feel a kinship with anyone who feels that their road, their life or who they really are is not good enough. I really relate to that.

Australia, to the rest of the world, is just far away, and Australia in the Thirties was the faraway of the faraway.