It's really actually been pretty shoddy and appalling, the amount of local content, Australian drama, on ABC TV.
When I was a young filmmaker starting out, I was really snobby about all the affirmative action for women filmmakers because I felt it should be about your talent, and I made a film that won awards, and people wanted me.
After Sept. 11, there was a reticence and worrying about films that touched on war, and even more on terrorism.
There are really only a handful of directors who have a final cut clause in Hollywood. You only get that power if you've made a couple of hundred-million-dollar successes.
Critics often say, 'Oh she makes films about strong women'. Wrong; I make films about complex characters and the choices they make.
When I was 18 years old, I had never before seen Australian film on the big screen.
