While the eyes of the world will be on us let's show everyone that we have a great sense of humour.

I don't know what it means to be out there against the Olympics.

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.

I just wanted to do this all Australian film and we didn't want to give creative control to overseas 'cause whoever comes on my sets, whether you're sweeping the floor or an actor, it doesn't matter who comes up with the ideas, it's a collaboration.

Three years after starting, by physically doing everything from raising the finance to special effects, we'd finally cobbled together our low budget film.

Find your own specific voice in filmmaking and go for it. Either people will get it or they won't and that's what it's all about.

So we have to be careful because if you don't protect your culture you won't have it for very long.