My father made sure that I had lots of levels of education - from ballroom-dancing to painting, commando training, theatre and magic.

I've tried to make 'Strictly Ballroom' impossible to date. It does feel a bit '80s but I consciously made sure there was no technology in the movie that could date it.

Look, I had a passion for comic books growing up.

One of my great all-time loves in cinema, and I've seen it three times, is Bondarchuk's 'War and Peace.' Not a lot of people may have seen that film. It was made during the Soviet era.

I wouldn't take a directing job if I didn't think it was enriching life.

There's a whole system in Hollywood where the director never speaks to the studio, but I like to engage them in a discussion. I listen.