I Remembered The 500 People That Lived

A Collection Of Huts Surrounded By A Barbed Wire Fence, And In The Huts Lived 500 Of The Original Inhabitants Of Our Area. And So It Went With Many Country Towns Around Australia.

After Working For Years In Hollywood Where The Actors Have Taken Over, It Was A Real Relief To Get Down There And Not Only Have Some Children, But Also Have Some Actors That Had No Attitude.

I Remembered The 500 People That Lived On A Reserve Outside My Little Town, Behind A Big Fence.

Obviously All Of Us Have Thought About Vietnam, Particularly In My Generation In Australia That Were Part Of Conscription And Fought There. Our Friends Came Back, Forever Changed. So There Were A Lot Of Questions.

Oh Yeah - I Watched Knife In The Water, Saw The Shot, And Repeated It. But Even If I Hadn't Seen That Film, Inevitably The Camera Would've Ended Up On Top Of That Mast, I Mean If You Think Of It There Are Only So Many Dynamic Shots On A Boat.