Baz Luhrmann Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“Sydney in general is eclectic. You can be on that brilliant blue ocean walk in the morning and then within 20 minutes you can be in a completely vast suburban sprawl or an Italian or Asian suburb, and it's that mix of people, it's that melting pot of people that give it its vital personality.”

“One of the great things about Sydney is that it has a great acceptance of everyone and everything. It's an incredibly tolerant city, a city with a huge multicultural basis.”

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

“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.”

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

“The party is a true art form in Sydney and people practise it a great deal. You can really get quite lost in it.”