All the jokes in my films, the comedy, they're not me, I just try to hold a big mirror up to us.

The obsession required to see a feature through from concept to release is not a rational thing to do with your brief time on this planet. Nor is it something to which an intelligent person should aspire.

We've got so many stories to tell, you know, we could take on the world.

All the jokes in my films, the comedy, they're not me, I just try to hold a big mirror up to us.

We cheer everyone who goes off to Hollywood and tells American stories but telling Australian stories is the greatest thing you can do.

It's because we are so flooded with American culture that we're startled when we see ourselves up there on the screen.

Australians don't have a preconceived notion of what things have to be... we can go on a fantastic journey.