I feel very lucky to be able to make movies in New Zealand, and I will always be grateful for the support I have received from so many New Zealanders.
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I might be one of the most flamboyant characters New Zealand has ever seen, but my intentions are good, and I would like to see New Zealand flourish.
It's a great challenge to come from little New Zealand and beat the odds in Hollywood.
I was born in New Zealand, so I have a lot of family there.
When you want to make a film abroad, you need producers and people who support you. You need a team that speaks your language.
Everybody knows about Peter Jackson, 'The Hobbit' movies and 'The Lord of the Rings' films being made in New Zealand, and to actually have been part of it for such a long period, to live there and to have friends that I will have for life because of that experience, is an amazing thing.
Trust me: I don't wish I was a New Zealander.
I support all Australian films.
I have been very fortunate, working a lot in TV, and have been able to dip into the film world a little bit here and there.
Definitely, I'd love to do more in New Zealand if it was the right time.
I want to go back home and make movies in Australia. There's so many stories that we haven't captured yet. In Australia, we cling on to whatever culture we have. We're such a multicultural country.
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