Having Grown Up Far, Far Away In

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.

In 1977, Hip-hop Literally Wasn't Outside The Boroughs. But I Was Profoundly Aware Of The City Through Films Like Saturday Night Fever, The French Connection, And Network. I Had A Friend Who Visited New York, And I Asked Him What It Was Like. He Said, "oh, It's Great. Just Wear A Coat And Don't Look Anyone In The Eye."

I Think Dance In Any Culture, In Any Form, Is A True Leveler.

I Don't Have Fights With Actors. In Absolute Honesty, I've Never Fought With Any Actor Ever.

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.