I'd said no to directing 'Snowtown' a few times and was quite scared of it, but I saw a story there that was worth telling.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
With 'Snowtown,' you either love it or you hate it; there's no middle ground. So I've come to understand and appreciate that's the kind of film that it is.
In Australia, I think, there's so much baggage with it. You just mention 'Snowtown,' and everyone's got an opinion about it.
There's something really fun about being scared, and I guess that was at least part of why I wanted to film certain scenes from my new book, 'Skeleton Creek.'
What happened in Snowtown was repeated many times in history, in a big scale and a small scale.
I got a script sent to me at this office and I got a call from a woman - Universal's doing a snowboarding movie. I'm not in it yet, but I'm supposed to meet with the director in New York soon. I'm waiting to hear back from them.
It happened to me on 'King of the Hill,' where I'd left it before the end and didn't really participate in the ending, and I always felt a little bit like I wanted to try a different version of that story.
I have always believed that directing a film is like telling a story. You have to tell it well so that it is appreciated.
Oh, yes, that never happened to me in my life before. It was a risky film, and I warned the producer.
I've been interested in the writing/directing thing and really fell into acting by complete accident.
I wrapped a movie called 'Zombieland,' in which I was constantly under assault by zombies, then flew to New York, still very much in character. With my daughter at the airport I was startled by a paparazzo, who I quite understandably mistook for a zombie.