I think we (the Australian film industry) is always in crisis but I think there needs to be a level playing field in which to make our films, which there isn't.

Australian kids could then grow up and love their own culture and not have to love Hollywood or Disneyland culture.

It's not the Olympics that are the problem, it's these big, horrible, formula, factory American comedies that are out there bashing our tiny, little film industry and when you're trying to celebrate the Australian culture you've got all this trash coming in there.

By staunch resolve we'd kept creative control all the way which resulted in an original movie with a contemporary Australian voice.