Film is the most expensive, highest risk industry in the world.

The dichotomy between art and industry is totally dysfunctional in terms of film.

They will open up to what I would call corporate broadcastings where the non-commercial material will have air time. There's no possibility of that here right now, none.

Most independent filmmakers in Britain and North America work for commercial crews and then have their own projects when they've got enough money saved up to do so.

We are here predominantly to support independent filmmakers and their needs. We are also here to assist people actually in their production, non-commercial people in their production.

The British needlewoman follows blindly where the merchant leads.

The more commercial work that is happening, the more people are operating cameras and are setting up studio lights, the greater the opportunity for drama production to happen.

You have always had individual directors who begin in the advertising or commercial world, but they are probably exceptions rather than the traditional pattern.

All the arts are predominantly national, and therefore the Australian Film Commission should be funding us. The battle gets more and more vicious each year.

Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment.

The State Film Authority will be there for film as industry only, as is the case in all the other states, except Victoria. Victoria is moving more now into supporting non-commercial films.

Character is destiny

The brave don't live forever but the cautious don't live at all. The only thing that's truly terrifying is the unlived life.

Politically I did not like Mr. Lincoln for in him I saw the destroyer.

The body comes and goes. This life, my friend, will come and go. It is a fleeting moment, an impulse in an eternal reality.

Do not blindly believe what others say. See for yourself what brings contentment, clarity and peace. That is the path for you to follow.

Straw purchasing is illegal.

I don't think you ever silence critics. They'll be critics in the morning. That's part of the deal.

A child from the age of 2 or 3 absorbs what is in the environment and what generates hatred for anyone perceived to be different.

See your life as a giant adventure. Keep pushing the envelope, and remember that every dream starts off small.

Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.