"All must respect those who respect themselves."

-- Benjamin Disraeli

“Australians just don't see that many Australian films, but it's also our responsibility as filmmakers and the responsibility of the funding bodies to remember that audiences want to be entertained, and people are entertained in lots of different ways.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains.”

Source : Charles Portis (2011). “True Grit”, p.73, A&C Black
“I really wanted to get out of England.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“The distant soul can shake the distant friend's soul and make the longing felt, over untold miles.”
“Even now, when I try and think of band names just randomly, I'm so thankful that 'fun.' is the name of the band. I never really think twice about it. It is so simple and so easy.”
“The strange thing about the English character is that they understate everything. It's considered bad form to comment on the food, money, romance, any of those things. So you underplay it.”

Source : "The Avengers: The Inside Story". Book by Patrick Macnee and ‎Dave Rogers, 2008.
“If the right thing came along, I would absolutely direct something I did not write because I love the process so much, but we'll see. I'm taking it day by day.”
“To be influential in our conversations, we must first be aware of two things, (1) what do we want to bring to the conversation and (2) what do we want to bring out in others.”

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