Movies are usually difficult, often insane, constantly challenging and always strangely amusing to make.

Movies are a complicated collision of literature, theatre, music and all the visual arts.

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

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

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.

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