And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.
Sydney ist wie ein arroganter Liebhaber. Wenn es regnet, verwehrt die Stadt einem ihre Liebe. Sie ist kein Ort, der für Regen oder Kälte gebaut wurde. Aber sobald die Sonne scheint, öffnet sie ihre Augen, ist glamourös, wunderschön, attraktiv, klug und lässt einen nicht mehr aus ihrem Bann.
Der größte Fehler ist es, nichts zu tun, weil man nicht viel tun kann - tu was du kannst!
Der einfachste Weg, wie man die meisten Ehemänner dazu bringt, etwas zu erledigen, ist anzudeuten, dass sie zu alt dafür sind.
When it comes to exploring the mind in the framework of cognitive neuroscience, the maximal yield of data comes from integrating what a person experiences - the first person - with what the measurements show - the third person.
It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes.
But I think funny and talent will always win out; I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think if you're funny you will get over all of that.
The party is a true art form in Sydney and people practise it a great deal. You can really get quite lost in it.
The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities.
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.
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.
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.
In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style.
Gute Gefühle kommen dadurch, dass man ehrlich zu sich selbst ist und seine Persönlichkeit und physische Erscheinung akzeptiert. Und davon, zu einer Familie zu gehören, die einen bedingungslos akzeptiert.
Es heißt immer, mit Geld könne man sich kein Glück kaufen. Aber man kann sich davon einen Flug nach Sydney kaufen - was quasi das selbe ist.
You can leave Sydney, but it will never leave you.
I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me.
I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.
It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.
Succeeding is not really a life experience that does that much good. Failing is a much more sobering and enlightening experience.
As Ralph's character begins to discover the political thriller aspect of the film, he falls deeper in love with his wife, so the two run together. That's the beauty of this film. It has fast pace and excitement, but it also has heart and soul.
Well, when you're trying to create things that are new, you have to be prepared to be on the edge of risk.
As a child I was the best tree climber in our neighbourhood, I was like a little monkey. I've never been afraid of hurting myself or a little physical discomfort.
I have absolutely no empathy for camels. I didn't care for being abused in the Middle East by those horrible, horrible, horrible creatures. They don't like people. It's not at all like the relationship between horses and humans.
Du weißt, dass du aus Arizona bist, wenn du deine Hühner mit Eiswürfeln fütterst, damit sie keine hartgekochten Eier legen.
Willkommen in Arizona, wo der Sommer seinen Winter verbringt und die Hölle ihren Sommer.
Ich bin kein Vorbild... nur weil ich einen Basketball dunken kann, heißt das nicht, dass ich deine Kinder erziehe.
Mein Style ist, dass ich ich selbst bin! Wenn du versuchst, jemanden zu imitieren, wirst du dich am Ende unwohl fühlen.
When you know someone, and you get to work with them, automatically there is this comfort zone which comes in.
I use the products I endorse. For instance, I always carry the new Lakme Lip Love that I launched, and if you come home, there is one on my bedside table, too.
