I lived in New York City, and when I was about 24 in the 1980s, I decided to get out of here. I wanted to go live in Australia for a year or something, and it ended up being 18 years. John Curran 1980saustraliacity Change image and share on social
I sort of came from a big family - eight kids - and I guess I always, more than most people, really revel in privacy and solitude sometimes. John Curran bigfamilyguess Change image and share on social
As long as there's really good actors that use their clout to support fringe films, whatever genre it is, they'll still get made. John Curran actorcloutfilm Change image and share on social
I'm not the kind of director who imposes his processes on everybody else. John Curran directorimposekind Change image and share on social
I personally think that's incredibly therapeutic to just be alone in your own thoughts and not be freaking out. John Curran freakincrediblypersonally Change image and share on social
Like a lot of films at the end of 2008, they hit a wall with financing, which is why I moved back onto 'Stone.' In doing so, I had to let go of 'The Beautiful and the Damned,' to at least give them an opportunity to move forward with somebody else. John Curran backbeautifuldamn share on social
The worst thing for a filmmaker is for a film to be labeled as pretentious or heavy-handed. John Curran badfilmfilmmaker Change image and share on social
A film is different than a script. The text of the script is what it is. John Curran filmscripttext Change image and share on social
There's something about Alan Arkin. Even when he's doing nothing, he makes me laugh. I've always had that reaction to him: he's got a weary world-view that makes him perfectly cast. John Curran alanarkincast Change image and share on social
'Tracks' is based on the book by Robyn Davidson who, in the mid-Seventies, decided to leave the city, go to the outback, learn to train camels and walk across the Australian desert to the ocean: a journey that is about two thousand miles and will take about six or seven months. John Curran australianbasebook share on social
