38 Quotes by Julia Leigh

I love films where you go into the cinema and loosen the edges of yourself and you hopefully enter into the world of the film. You’re watching something unfold before you. I prefer the idea of wonder or intense wonder over shock or something.

I think it’s restrictive to typecast myself as a novelist because I enjoy other forms of expression. I love literature and I love cinema.

One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it’s very hard to put your finger on what creates that.

I don’t think good films have messages.

Whenever people asked “How are you?” by way of social nicety I lied through my teeth. “Not too bad,” I’d say. Or “Swings and roundabouts.” At least I didn’t say “Fine, thanks.” or “A livid scar cuts across my very being.

I, myself, don’t like to see a film on Friday night and then forget it by the next day.

I think patients and doctors alike minimise the physical, emotional, and financial toll of IVF.

I became so focused on this desire to have a child that it really took over over my life, not in a positive way. It definitely impacted on my work, life, and work opportunities: I couldn't travel at particular times. I turned down a lot of opportunities, to be honest.

Work infuses my whole life. My creative life is my real life, so it's hard to separate.