There's a sense of humor within the Australian culture that prevails when one is in a rather difficult situation.

There's many more films being made in America than there are in Australia. You make four hundred and fifty films a year, we make twenty-five.

Working on a studio picture, I can't help but be aware of all the political stuff that's going on. I have to work to be able to survive, in a sense.

My problem is I'm an addictive personality. I can't have one coffee. I can't eat one piece of chocolate. I can't have a little bit of drugs.

The thrill of coming home has never changed.

I'm far more comfortable in my 40s than I ever was.

I can be completely indulgent and spend as many hours and days or weeks as I like on one thing. Writing music and sitting in my studio, just pottering with ideas, it's a lot more personal and creative for me, I don't feel restricted.