You go overseas and people are oppressed and scared and worried but we're not like that... we're more like my films and how people come out at the end of seeing them - they feel good.

The American formula things are out there but they don't have any stories to tell - we have all the stories to tell - but they're all formula.

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

It was always easy for me. I was born very rich and lucky.

In 1905 Albert discovered Relativity, in 1906 he invented Rock and Roll.

Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you'll ever do on your film.

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