I Wouldn't Take A Directing Job If

I Wouldn't Take A Directing Job If I Didn't Think It Was Enriching Life.

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 Understand That Anything Actors Are Doing, Good Or Bad, Is Motivated By Fear.

Having Grown Up Far, Far Away In A Small Country Town In Australia, I Was Only Slightly Aware Of Hip-hop.

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.