Julia Leigh quotes

I think every single person perceives things differently. We are all singular. (Julia Leigh)
I've never forgotten what it's like to be in your early twenties, which is not a particularly easy time. You've left your family, you've left the strictures of high school, and you're trying to break free and form yourself but you have to support yourself as well. We don't really give enough credence to that time of life and to its troubles. View quote
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To me, the question of inspiration is an exercise in hindsight. The truth is, inspiration is mysterious at the time. I don't think it's ever a rational process. View quote
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I love films where you go into the cinema and loosen the edges of yourself and you hopefully enter into the world of the film. You're watching something unfold before you. I prefer the idea of wonder or intense wonder over shock or something. View quote
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The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps to the concentration of the writer. View quote
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One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that. View quote
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I think striking the right tone for your story is, if you like, the alchemical work of writing. View quote
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I think it's restrictive to typecast myself as a novelist because I enjoy other forms of expression. I love literature and I love cinema. View quote
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I don't think good films have messages. View quote
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I do believe we're all adaptable, and you're probably more adaptable than you realize. View quote
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I always find it extremely hard to remember the act of beginning. I almost deliberately forget it. (Julia Leigh)
Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head. View quote
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The great thing about being a writer is that you have a long, perhaps frighteningly long time in which to do your work. View quote
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We stitch together our days and edit out our nights. View quote
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The point is the 'me' that you see before you is not the 'me' in my private little space, shape-shifting into the writing role, nor is it the 'me' that works with the actors. Here, at the end of the film doing interviews, I feel like I'm in disguise. View quote
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It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree. View quote
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I'm trying to get under people's skin in a way. I don't like films that go in one ear and out the other. View quote
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I, myself, don't like to see a film on Friday night and then forget it by the next day. View quote
Julia Leigh

Julia Leigh

Occupation: Australian Novelist
Born: 1970
Quotes count: 18