For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it.

No one was creating and I always wanted to be created on.

Some are less giving, others are more reticent and you actually have to create for them. Others have within them the next step.

Sydney is a very good market for us - we have a very strong following here.

It's the emotional trigger points that are important to me because I know if I could believe in the characters and try and imagine how they felt then I'd be able to do something quite honest.

And dance is wonderful because dance is so immediate.

I'm in the position to pick the cream of the crop.