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My favorite was 'The Lost Boys.' Corey Haim wore this trench coat, and I made my mum buy me a trench coat. I wore it to school, to primary school.

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'Boy' was about my dad.

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I always wanted to play a dapper gentleman, and I also always wanted to play my mum.

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I come from a big extended family, so it's very normal to be around babies for us, but when it's your own, it's a very different experience for us.

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New Zealand was kind of getting a reputation for making middle-of-the-road films that weren't really that unique. They were kind of New Zealand versions of overseas films, and for sure, having an Oscar nomination totally helped me get funding.

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I don't think there's much tolerance for people who are a little different or withdrawn or quiet. They always seem to be the ones who stick out the most, the ones who want to just shy away and withdraw.

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Coming from a very small country, it's always nice to see our own doing well.

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Visually, I'm always considering shots and composition quite a lot, and I love putting art into films, and I do a lot of the art.

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Most of my films - if you look at the tone, apart from 'Shadows,' which is straight-up comedy - the tone is a mix between comedy and pathos, and I really love that.

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I love films that make you feel something but also deliver that payload behind jokes.

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Biography

Nationality: New Zealander

Type: Director

Born: August 16th, 1975

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