Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.
I think my real depressions started when I was about 16 and doing The Patty...
I feel an intense intimacy with those who have this loathing interest in me....
I've tried to make 'Strictly Ballroom' impossible to date. It does feel a bit '80s but I consciously made sure there was no technology in the movie that could date it.
