To me the question of inspiration is an exercise in hindsight. The truth is inspiration is mysterious at the time. I don't think it's ever a rational process. Julia Leigh More Quotes by Julia Leigh More Quotes From Julia Leigh I think every single person perceives things differently. We are all singular. Julia Leigh single-person perceive thinking I've never forgotten what it's like to be in your early twenties, which is not a particularly easy time. You've left your family, you've left the strictures of high school, and you're trying to break free and form yourself but you have to support yourself as well. We don't really give enough credence to that time of life and to its troubles. Julia Leigh support giving school I love films where you go into the cinema and loosen the edges of yourself and you hopefully enter into the world of the film. You're watching something unfold before you. I prefer the idea of wonder or intense wonder over shock or something. Julia Leigh cinema world ideas The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps to the concentration of the writer. Julia Leigh elite-athletes concentration athlete One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that. Julia Leigh atmosphere ephemeral important It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree. Julia Leigh movie actors thinking I, myself, don't like to see a film on Friday night and then forget it by the next day. Julia Leigh next-day friday night I'm trying to get under people's skin in a way. I don't like films that go in one ear and out the other. Julia Leigh skins trying people I think striking the right tone for your story is, if you like, the alchemical work of writing. Julia Leigh stories writing thinking I think it's restrictive to typecast myself as a novelist because I enjoy other forms of expression. I love literature and I love cinema. Julia Leigh novelists expression thinking I don't think good films have messages. Julia Leigh film messages thinking I do believe we're all adaptable, and you're probably more adaptable than you realize. Julia Leigh adaptable realizing believe I always find it extremely hard to remember the act of beginning. I almost deliberately forget it. Julia Leigh forget-it forget remember Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head. Julia Leigh movie together directors The great thing about being a writer is that you have a long, perhaps frighteningly long time in which to do your work. Julia Leigh long-time great-things long The point is the 'me' that you see before you is not the 'me' in my private little space, shape-shifting into the writing role, nor is it the 'me' that works with the actors. Here, at the end of the film doing interviews, I feel like I'm in disguise. Julia Leigh roles space writing We stitch together our days and edit out our nights. Julia Leigh nights days out together Work infuses my whole life. My creative life is my real life, so it's hard to separate. Julia Leigh creative real work life There is a difference between a voyeur and a tender witness. Maybe I think the audience is more of a tender witness than a voyeur, which has a shady undertone. Julia Leigh more difference think audience The most important thing is to have something important to say and finding the means to say it. Julia Leigh finding say something important
