Everyone Has Seen Photographs Of Mexicans Wearing

I Don't Rehearse Films As Much As Opera Or Theatre. When I Began Directing Films I Thought A Long Rehearsal Was A Good Idea. Experience Showed Me That The Best Performance Was Often Left In A Rehearsal Room.

I'd Really Been Interested In Opera When I Was About 16, And I Really Like Staging Them.

When I Was 24 I Went To Nigeria And It Was Such A Culture Shock, Growing Up In Australia And Suddenly Being The Only White Man In This Unit Full Of Black Men.

On Stage, The Audience Watches From A Fixed Viewpoint And The Director Cannot Retake Something He Doesn't Like. It Has To Work Straight Through.

In Australia, They Set Up A Special Fund To Kick Films Off. It Was Quite An Enlightened Sort Of Move. You Could Go To This Government Bureau With Scripts And And Get Finance For Films.