I kind of worry about that a little bit - we lost our film culture for 30 years because the Americans came in and bought up all the cinema chains and wouldn't show any Australian films.

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

I support all Australian films.

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

My background was art school, documentary director and surfer with a keen interest in thrilling acts of life threatening stupidity.

In a kind of a way there's a bit of that happening now so we have to be careful to preserve our culture.

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.