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

There are a thousand weird untold stories in the Australian film industry, this has been one of them.

Can you imagine what it would be like if all the Aussie film talent was able to make Australian stories?

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

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

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

If government and media and all of us in the Australian tribe got together, and the rock industry, we'd just be the greatest cultural force the world has ever seen - we're such an amazing race.