Famous Quotes & Sayings

Catherine Helen Spence

South Australia was the first community to give the secret ballot for political elections.

Marketing Manager

We are proud of our 40 year history in Australia and our commitment in the 1960s to begin manufacturing in Australia which we continue here today.

Bill Evans

We are pleased to note that the recent run of strong data in Australia has seen markets lower that probability to only about 15 per cent.

Gerald Majola

We are at loggerheads with Australia and the International Cricket Council is aware of it.

Bob Brown

Australia must prioritise education spending. It is not a question of whether or not we have the money, it is a question of how we choose to spend it.

Billy Zane

I read the Phantom comics when I was in Australia shooting 'Dead Calm'' and when one of the crew told me that there were plans for a movie, I went for it. That was in 1987 and I told (producer) Graham Burke I was going to be the Phantom. We had a laugh about that recently because you usually get what you deserve, not what you desire, and that is especially true in Hollywood!

Dave Gorman

What this Australian guy meant when he said I was a Googlewhack,

Shane Oliver

U.S. interest rates are pretty close to the top. By year- end it is quite likely the Fed will be shifting toward easing monetary policy and investors will be starting to wonder about a renewed widening in the Australian and U.S. interest-rate gap.

Bella Heathcote

In Australia, everyone gets a nickname and people started calling me "Izzy" and I hated it so I just adopted Bella.

Akon

I always want to set myself a challenge by doing something no-one would expect me to do! But, having said that, I don't feel as a musician you can steer too far away from what you normally do.

Chris Chocola

We are a nation that seeks out solutions and refuses to ignore challenges.

Chris Bauer

I love any challenge that comes my way, and I've been lucky to have many.

Chris Albrecht

The scripts for Marco Polo are absolutely, positively fantastic. The challenge of making that show in China has proved to be as formidable as we feared. It's not like making a movie in China where, once you load up and you leave, you're gone. We have to be able to come back and capture something that's going to feel like a major feature film, on a television budget, and do it, hopefully season after season, so we are taking more time than the producers thought.

Chita Rivera

I have always loved a challenge.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

I feel that audiences are very sophisticated, and part of my challenge is to keep them engaged because they are so complex.

China Mieville

A trap is only a trap if you don't know about it. If you know about it, it's a challenge.

David Schwimmer

I like to challenge myself. I like to learn - so I like to try new things and try to keep growing.

David Morrissey

I love telling stories. I like the challenges presented to me on a daily basis. There's nothing resting about acting.

Alan Rickman

Market forces impose certain rules before a film can actually get made.

Alan Moore

I love films that are made with almost no budget.

Alan Bennett

My films are about embarrassment.

Alain Resnais

I am never driven. Every film Ive made has been an assignment.

Alain Resnais

For me an unfavorable initial reaction happens fairly often. For some reason the more time that elapses after the film opens, the more favorable the reviews become.

Akira Kurosawa

The great appeal of film is its relatability.

Akira Kurosawa

Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.

David Shapiro

I always expose the apparatus. I show how the film was made. I acknowledge the filmmaker and the filmmaking.

Bryce Dallas Howard

When I work on a film, I always tend to relate to the crew.