Dore Schary was then head of the studio and he wanted to change my name.

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I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities.

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When people think it's successful, I'm grateful. When they don't - OK, I'll try again.

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Anyway, when I was a kid, I dutifully went to the Sydney Technical and Fine Arts College.

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I did well as an actor in Australia, and then Paramount invited me over... to have a look at me.

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To put what you see on paper is the same as funneling what you feel through yourself as a performer.

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I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.

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So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and that's how it all started.

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Art doesn't feed me or fill the void when I am not working. If I haven't worked for six months, I can't paint.

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The fact that I'm going to be unsuccessful at times is pretty well-balanced by the fact that I'm going to be successful at others.

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