I grew up watching a lot of American television and so the American sound has been in my psyche somehow for a long time and is quite familiar and so that does make it easier.
I think that the Japanese culture is one of the very few cultures left that is its own entity. They're just so traditional and so specific in their ways. It's kind of untouched, it's not Americanized.
Hal Ashby is one of my favorite filmmakers.
I guess in Australia every film is sort of an indie film because there are no studios.
I believe in nurturing the inner world.
I hate sitting around labouring over things. I love just getting into it.
Also, I think having a musicality about me that helps in identifying different things in languages and getting them right.
I'm a fan of music, some rock music. But I like many types of music. But I suppose a kind of longstanding love of specific bands would be Radiohead, Wilco, Neil Young, Tom Waits, REM.
The people who are most attractive to me are those who feel most comfortable in their skin - there's a sense of self-acceptance.
People are so fearful about opening themselves up. All you want to do is to be able to connect with other people. When you connect with other people, you connect with something in yourself. It makes you feel happy. And yet it's so scary - it makes people feel vulnerable and unsafe.
Lars Von Trier is a genius. Every film he makes is so honest and powerful.
Independent films have a certain freedom about them - there isn't so much at stake in terms of money. I think they're more interesting because they're not watered down to appeal to the masses. They tend to have a unique voice.
I love working. I love it! It makes me feel awake and alive and appreciative, as does my family, but in a different way. If I was told I couldn't do it, I think I would wither and die.
I love holidays. It's such a wonderful time for the whole family to be together and not have to worry about schedules and that kind of thing.
