It becomes very expensive quickly.

We're trying to meet our obligations for flood protection and stream stewardship, and comply with all the statutes and regulations. It's a juggling act, but we do have to follow the law.

The name of the game for Macquarie is funds under management and the fees they make on running these funds. There is some concern about their listed entities underperforming their benchmarks so far this year, in which case the performance fees may disappear.

My films are very rooted in specific people's point of view. Some film-makers give a more global point of view, like God looking down at the characters.

From a production point of view, I still have one foot firmly planted in the independent film world, and much of the shooting on 'Jumper' was done 'Swingers'-style because that was the only way we could afford to do it.

The 20th century is a period defined by cultural and artistic movements. However, the 21st century creative-scape that we occupy now doesn't really have movements in the same way. Instead it's made up of diverse individuals working across various platforms simultaneously; art, architecture, film, music and literature.