In this country, particularly, actually in times that are difficult, or from corners of America where you least expect it, unbelievable pure creativity has welled up. Generally because of the cross-fertilization... a Scott Joplin tune becomes jazz, becomes blues, and becomes rock 'n' roll.

Baz Luhrmann

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A life lived in fear is a life half lived. by Baz Luhrmann

A life lived in fear is a life half lived.

ballroom half

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

path ideas needs

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

moving-on race time

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.

ugly-duckling becoming-who-you-are dream

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

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

dont-waste-your-time race long

Sydney is rather like an arrogant lover. When it rains it can deny you its love and you can find it hard to relate to. It's not a place that's built to be rainy or cold. But when the sun comes out, it bats its eyelids, it's glamorous, beautiful, attractive, smart, and it's very hard to get away from its magnetic pull.

smart beautiful travel

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. by Baz Luhrmann

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.

youth enjoy

I wouldn't take a directing job if I didn't think it was enrichin... by Baz Luhrmann

I wouldn't take a directing job if I didn't think it was enriching life.

enriching jobs thinking

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who su... by Baz Luhrmann

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

birth patient advice

I always have a point of view. It may not be right, but it's my o... by Baz Luhrmann

I always have a point of view. It may not be right, but it's my own.

point-of-view views may

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

cinema musical believe

Trust yourself that you can do it and get it by Baz Luhrmann

Trust yourself that you can do it and get it

you-can-do-it trust-yourself can-do

I've always loved the old epics that tell a simple emotional story, whether it's the tumultuous relationship between Rhett and Scarlett or Lawrence of Arabia's passion to get lost in a faraway place.

passion epic simple

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

clean shows stories

When you're in theater or the circus or film - to me it's all one - affairs happen. People fall in love.

circus falling-in-love people

In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn't make myth up; myth is an imprinture of the human condition.

intriguing mechanic stories

You really think that on my films people tell me what to do? I do... by Baz Luhrmann

You really think that on my films people tell me what to do? I don't think so. On my films I decide.

film people thinking

I feel a kinship with anyone who feels that their road, their life or who they really are is not good enough. I really relate to that.

kinship not-good-enough feels

In the '80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy. by Baz Luhrmann

In the '80s, everyone wanted to be in opera. It was groovy.

groovy opera wanted

I never see things I make in the same way that the audience does.... by Baz Luhrmann

I never see things I make in the same way that the audience does. You can never do that.

audience doe way