Having grown up far, far away in a small country town in Australia, I was only slightly aware of hip-hop.

The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are.

Western films don't do very well in India.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself

Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.

If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.

The race is long but in the end it is only with YOURSELF.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.

I really believe musical form will go on. There's got to be a way of making musical form in cinema live again.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.

All good, clean stories are melodrama, it's just the set of devices that determines how you show or hide it.

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.

When all you own is a hammer, every problem starts looking like a nail.

Your body is like a machine, and if you don't keep it in shape, it holds you back. You don't want anything holding you back, especially yourself.

Everyone has the right to express an opinion. No one has the right to be listened to.

The next darwin is more likely to be a data wonk than a naturalist wandering through an exotic landscape.

Other men look up and down, left and right; but men like us are different. We are visionaries.

When you have a brush in your hand, inking a beautiful woman is a lot like running your hands over her.

People should not have to pay for pollution they do not cause.

Painting is the act of discovery and you're constantly enlarging your horizon or finding yourself every time you paint.

Learn to cultivate your own garden.